,,,,,,~«*$                                          $*«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«*$$                                          $$*«~,,,,,
,,,,~«*$$&                                          &$$*«~,,,,
,,,~«*$$&¶                                          ¶&$$*«~,,,
,,~«*$$&¶#                                          #¶&$$*«~,,
,~«*$$&¶##     #$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«    ##¶&$$*«~,
,,~«*$$&¶#    $#«                           $#«     #¶&$$*«~,,
,,,~«*$$&¶    $«#    SUCKING TRANSFORMER    $«#     ¶&$$*«~,,,
,,,,~«*$$&    «$#                           «$#     &$$*«~,,,,
,,,,,~«*$$     «#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$    $$*«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«*$                                          $*«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«* A  TYPE OF  TRANSFORMER  (AN  ELECTRICAL *«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~«   COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY  «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~  LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY  ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~« BETWEEN  THE  RAILS  AND   THE  OVERHEAD «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«*                POWERLINES.               *«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«*$                                          $*«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«*$$ AS  FAR AS  TRANSFORMERS  GO,  THESE ARE $$*«~,,,,,
,,,,~«*$$& «VERY  BIG«.  INSTEAD,  NOT AS MANY  ARE &$$*«~,,,,
,,,~«*$$&¶      NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT     ¶&$$*«~,,,
,,~«*$$&¶#  ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE   #¶&$$*«~,,
,~«*$$&¶##               RARER KIND.                ##¶&$$*«~,
,,~«*$$&¶#                                          #¶&$$*«~,,
,,,~«*$$&¶    «#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$     ¶&$$*«~,,,
,,,,~«*$$&                                          &$$*«~,,,,
,,,,,~«*$$ THE   RAILPEOPLE  ARE  IN  GENERAL  VERY $$*«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«*$     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. ~,,,,,,,,,
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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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