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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   ^«,.......
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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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