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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 ¤$$$\\..¨¨
¨¨¨¨««««^¤                POWERLINES.               ¤^««««¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨««\^$¤@ AS  FAR  AS TRANSFORMERS  GO,  THESE ARE @¤$^\««¨¨¨
¨.«\^$¤#@# «VERY BIG«.  INSTEAD,  NOT  AS MANY  ARE #@#¤$^\«.¨
¨.«\^$¤#@#      NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT     #@#¤$^\«.¨
¨.«\^$¤#@@  ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE   @@#¤$^\«.¨
¨.«\^$¤#@#               RARER KIND.                #@#¤$^\«.¨
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¨.«\^^^^$¤    «@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$«@$     ¤$^^^^\«.¨
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¨.«\^$¤#@# THE   RAILPEOPLE  ARE  IN  GENERAL  VERY #@#¤$^\«.¨
¨.«\^$#@##    SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR SYMBOLS AND     ##@#$^\«.¨
¨.«\^$¤#@# MACHINES,   SO   ALSO  WITH   THE   THIS #@#¤$^\«.¨
¨.«\^$¤#@# TRANSFORMER. WHAT  WE  KNOW  IS  WHAT WE #@#¤$^\«.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«^$#               CAN OBSERVE.               #$^«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨.«\^¤#@## A SUCKING TRANSFORMER IS  SURROUNDED  BY ##@#¤^\«.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.\$# TWO  SIGNS,  BOTH  AROUND  TWENTY   FOUR #$\.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.«\^$$¤¤# 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 #$$\\..¨¨¨
¨.«\^$¤¤#@                COLLIDING.                @#¤¤$^\«.¨
¨.«\^$¤#@@                                          @@#¤$^\«.¨
¨.«\^$¤### WATER AVOIDS  THEM.  IN LIGHT  RAIN, THE ###¤$^\«.¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«^¤¤ GROUND  CLOSEST TO  A TRANSFORMER  STAYS ¤¤^«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.«\^$¤@## DRY.  A  COMMON  SIGHT  IS  A  CREEK  OR ##@¤$^\«.¨
¨¨¨¨.\$$¤#    STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR.   #¤$$\.¨¨¨¨
¨.«\^$¤#@# GENERALLY, SUCKING TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT  #@#¤$^\«.¨
¨.«\^$¤### PLACED  NEAR TO  LARGER BODIES OF WATER. ###¤$^\«.¨
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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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