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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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