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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. ¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨ ¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¤¨ 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. ¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¤
¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨
¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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