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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. #@&**:«,,,
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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. *:«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«:** **:«,,,,,,
,,,,,«:**& 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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