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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. &%%=»,,,,,
,-»/=%&#@# #@#&%=/»-,
,-»/=%&#@# #@#&%=/»-,
,-»/=%&##@ @##&%=/»-,
,-»/=%&### ###&%=/»-,
,-»/=%&&## ##&&%=/»-,