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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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