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¨~=*%&§¶¶#    &#=                           &#=     #¶¶§&%*=~¨
¨~=*%&§§§¶    &=#    SUCKING TRANSFORMER    &=#     ¶§§§&%*=~¨
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¨~=*%&¶###    =#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&     ###¶&%*=~¨
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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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¨~=*%&§§§§    =#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&     §§§§&%*=~¨
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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.               ##¶§&%*=~¨
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¨~=%&§¶### 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.                ##¶§&%*=~¨
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¨¨¨¨=*%§¶# 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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