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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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