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§§,,§,,,§,    ¤~#    SUCKING TRANSFORMER    ¤~#     ,§§,,§,§§§
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§,§§,§,,,, A  TYPE  OF  TRANSFORMER (AN  ELECTRICAL ,§,§,,§§§,
§§§,§§§,,,  COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY   ,§§§§,§,,§
,,,§§,,§,,  LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY  §§,,,§§§,§
§,,§,§,§§, BETWEEN   THE  RAILS  AND  THE  OVERHEAD §,§,,§,,§§
,§,§§§§§,§                POWERLINES.               ,§§§,§§,§,
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§§,,§,,,§, 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.               ,,§,§§,§§,
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,§§,,§,,,§ 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.               ,§,§§§,§§,
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,,,§§§§,§, 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.                ,,,§§§,,§,
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§,§,§§§§,§ 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. §,,,,,§§,,
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§,§,,,,§,, 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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