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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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