#@§£%=«^..                                          ..^«=%£§@#
@§£%=«^...                                          ...^«=%£§@
§£%=«^....                                          ....^«=%£§
@§£%=«^...                                          ...^«=%£§@
#@§£%=«^..                                          ..^«=%£§@#
##@§£%=«^.    #£«#£«#£«#£«#£«#£«#£«#£«#£«#£«#£«     .^«=%£§@##
#@§£%=«^..     £#«                           £#«    ..^«=%£§@#
@§£%=«^...     £«#    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.        ..^«=%£§@#
@§£%=«^...                                          ...^«=%£§@
§£%=«^....                                          ....^«=%£§
@§£%=«^...                                          ...^«=%£§@
#@§£%=«^..                                          ..^«=%£§@#
##@§£%=«^.                                          .^«=%£§@##