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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.                ,&,&,&&,&,
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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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