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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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§,§§§§,§,,    -@*-@*-@*-@*-@*-@*-@*-@*-@*-@*-@*     §§,§,§§,§,
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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.                §,,,§,,,§,
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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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