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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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§,§,§§§,§§ 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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