,-==*%¶###                                          ###¶%*==-,
,-==*%§¶##                                          ##¶§%*==-,
,-==*%§¶##                                          ##¶§%*==-,
,-==*%§§¶#                                          #¶§§%*==-,
,-===*%§§§                                          §§§%*===-,
,-==*%§¶¶¶     #%=#%=#%=#%=#%=#%=#%=#%=#%=#%=#%=    ¶¶¶§%*==-,
,-==*%§¶##    %#=                           %#=     ##¶§%*==-,
,,,-==%§¶#     %=#    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.        ##¶§%*==-,
,-==*%§¶##                                          ##¶§%*==-,
,-==*%§¶##                                          ##¶§%*==-,
,,,,,-=%%§                                          §%%=-,,,,,
,,,,,--=*§                                          §*=--,,,,,
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