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¨¨^~;=§&@# §~# SUCKING TRANSFORMER §~# #@&§=;~^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^~;=§ §=;~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~;= A TYPE OF TRANSFORMER (AN ELECTRICAL =;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~;=§ COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY §=;~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~;=§& LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY &§=;~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~;=§&@ BETWEEN THE RAILS AND THE OVERHEAD @&§=;~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~;=§&@# POWERLINES. #@&§=;~^¨¨
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¨¨^~;=§&@# 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. =;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^~;=§&@ @&§=;~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~;=§&@# 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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