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.^~^=&@£##     &@~                           &@~    ##£@&=^~^.
...~~==&£@    &~@    SUCKING TRANSFORMER    &~@     @£&==~~...
.^~^=&@£@#    ~&@                           ~&@     #@£@&=^~^.
.^~^=&@@##     ~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&    ##@@&=^~^.
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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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.^~^=&@£@#    ~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&     #@£@&=^~^.
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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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.^~^=&@£@#    &~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@&~@     #@£@&=^~^.
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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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