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@@@,@@,@@@                                          ,@,,@@@,,@
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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. @@,@@,,@@@
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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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