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,^«**%§§§§                                          §§§§%**«^,
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,^«**%§@@#     @%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«    #@@§%**«^,
,,,^***§@@     %@«                           %@«    @@§***^,,,
,^«**%%§§@    %«@    SUCKING TRANSFORMER    %«@     @§§%%**«^,
,^«**%§@@@     «%@                           «%@    @@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@##    «@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%     ##@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@@@                                          @@@§%**«^,
,,,^***%@@ A  TYPE  OF  TRANSFORMER  (AN ELECTRICAL @@%***^,,,
,,,,««*%§@   COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY  @§%*««,,,,
,^«**%§@@@  LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY  @@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@@# BETWEEN  THE  RAILS  AND  THE   OVERHEAD #@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@@#               POWERLINES.                #@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@@#                                          #@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§§@@ AS FAR AS  TRANSFORMERS  GO,  THESE  ARE @@§§%**«^,
,,,,^«*%§§ «VERY  BIG«.  INSTEAD, NOT  AS  MANY ARE §§%*«^,,,,
,,,,«*%§§§     NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT      §§§%*«,,,,
,^«**%§@@#  ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE   #@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@@#                RARER KIND.               #@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@@#                                          #@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@@#    «@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%     #@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@##                                          ##@§%**«^,
,^«**%%§@@ THE  RAILPEOPLE  ARE   IN  GENERAL  VERY @@§%%**«^,
,^«*%§@@##     SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR SYMBOLS AND    ##@@§%*«^,
,^«**%§@@# MACHINES,   SO   ALSO   WITH  THE   THIS #@@§%**«^,
,^«****§§§ TRANSFORMER.  WHAT  WE  KNOW  IS WHAT WE §§§****«^,
,,,,,«**%@               CAN OBSERVE.               @%**«,,,,,
,,^««***§§                                          §§***««^,,
,^«**%§@@@ A SUCKING  TRANSFORMER IS SURROUNDED  BY @@@§%**«^,
,,,^«***§§ TWO  SIGNS,  BOTH  AROUND  TWENTY   FOUR §§***«^,,,
,,,,,^^**§ METERS  TO EACH  SIDE OF IT. TRANINS  DO §**^^,,,,,
,,,,«*%§§@ NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE  SIGNS DURING ANY @§§%*«,,,,
,^«**%§@@@ CIRCUMSTANCES   -  IF  THE   CHOICE   IS @@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@@@ BETWEEN  HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO @@@§%**«^,
,,,,,^**%@ ANOTHER TRAIN  JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER @%**^,,,,,
,,,,«**§§@                COLLIDING.                @§§**«,,,,
,,,,,«*%@@                                          @@%*«,,,,,
,,,,,,«**§ WATER AVOIDS THEM.  IN LIGHT  RAIN,  THE §**«,,,,,,
,,,«««**%§ GROUND  CLOSEST  TO  A TRANSFORMER STAYS §%**«««,,,
,,,«***%%@ DRY.  A  COMMON  SIGHT  IS  A  CREEK  OR @%%***«,,,
,^«**%§@@@   STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR.    @@@§%**«^,
,^«**%%%@@ GENERALLY, SUCKING TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT  @@%%%**«^,
,^«**%§@@# PLACED  NEAR  TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. #@@§%**«^,
,^«««***§@                                          @§***«««^,
,^«***%§@@    %«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@     @@§%***«^,
,^«**%§@@#                                          #@@§%**«^,
,^«**%@@## THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE  RAIL ENVIRONMENT ##@@%**«^,
,,,,«««*§@ IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. THEY SEEM  TO PULL @§*«««,,,,
,,,,,^**§@    IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES.    @§**^,,,,,
,^«**%§@@#     SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO    #@@§%**«^,
,^«**%§@@# AFFECT SPIRITS,  GIJINKAS, AND  EVEN THE #@@§%**«^,
,,,^««*%%§        SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES.        §%%*««^,,,
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