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§§,§,,,§,,     @£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~    ,,§,,§§§§,
§,§§§,,§§,    £@~                           £@~     §,§§,§,,,§
,§§,,§,§,§     £~@    SUCKING TRANSFORMER    £~@    §§§,§§§,,§
§§,§,§§§§§    ~£@                           ~£@     §,,§§,,§,§
,,§§§§,,,,     ~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£    §§,§,§,§§§
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§§§§,,§§,, A TYPE  OF  TRANSFORMER  (AN  ELECTRICAL §§§,,,,,§,
§,,,§,§,§,   COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY  §,,§,,,,§§
,§,,§§§§§§  LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY  ,§,§§,,,§,
,§§,§,,,,, BETWEEN   THE  RAILS  AND  THE  OVERHEAD §§§§,§,,§§
§§,§§§,,,,               POWERLINES.                §,,,§§§,§,
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,§§,§,§§,, 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.                ,§,,§,§,§,
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,,§§§§§,,, 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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