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