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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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..........     «@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&    ..........
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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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