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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.        @@&$%†~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~†%$&@                                          @&$%†~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~†%$&                                          &$%†~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~†%$                                          $%†~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†%                                          %†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†                                          †~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨