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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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