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@@,@@,@@@@     @$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«    @,,,,@@@,@
,@@,@@,,,@    $@«                           $@«     @,,,@,,@@,
@,@@,@,,@,     $«@    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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