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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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