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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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