¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^*                                          *^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.        &$*^~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~^*$                                          $*^~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^*                                          *^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^                                          ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~                                          ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^                                          ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨