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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.               §,,,,,§§§,
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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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