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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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