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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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##########    $-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#     ##########
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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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