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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.                ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§     -@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$    §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨ 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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