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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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§§§§§§§§§§     $«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#    §§§§§§§§§§
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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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