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§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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