¨&&¨&¨¨&&¨ &¨¨¨¨&&¨&&
&¨&&&¨&¨&& &¨¨¨&¨&&¨&
&&¨¨&&&&¨& &¨¨&&&¨&&¨
¨&¨&¨¨¨&&¨ &¨&¨¨&&¨&&
&&&&¨¨&¨&¨ &&&¨&¨&&¨&
¨¨¨&¨&&&&¨ #%~#%~#%~#%~#%~#%~#%~#%~#%~#%~#%~ ¨¨&&&&¨&&¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨&& %#~ %#~ ¨&¨¨¨&&¨&¨
¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ %~# 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. &¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
&&¨¨¨&¨&¨& &¨&&&¨&¨¨¨
¨&¨¨&&&&&¨ &&¨¨&&&¨¨&
&&¨&¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨¨&¨&&
¨&&&¨¨¨&&¨ &&&&¨&&&¨¨
&¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨ ¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨