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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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..~«*§&###    «#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&     ###&§*«~..
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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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..~«*§&###     &«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#    ###&§*«~..
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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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