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¨~--*%%& %-@ SUCKING TRANSFORMER %-@ #&&%%*--~¨
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¨~-*%%## -@%-@%-@%-@%-@%-@%-@%-@%-@%-@%-@% ###&%%*-~¨
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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. ###&%%*-~¨
¨~-*%%@# #@#&%%*-~¨
¨~-*%%%&&& 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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