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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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