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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.               ¶£%$*«,,,,
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,,,,,,«*$%    «#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%     %$*«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«*$                                          $*«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«* THE  RAILPEOPLE  ARE   IN  GENERAL  VERY *«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,«     SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR SYMBOLS AND    «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, MACHINES,   SO   ALSO  WITH   THE   THIS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, TRANSFORMER. WHAT WE  KNOW  IS  WHAT  WE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,               CAN OBSERVE.               ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,«                                          «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«* A SUCKING TRANSFORMER IS  SURROUNDED  BY *«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«*$ 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 $*«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«*    STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR.   *«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,« GENERALLY, SUCKING TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT  «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, PLACED NEAR  TO  LARGER BODIES OF WATER. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,    %«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#     ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,«                                          «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«* THEIR  FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL ENVIRONMENT *«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«*$ 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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