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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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