,~-;%$¤###                                          ###¤$%;-~,
,~-;%$¤@##                                          ##@¤$%;-~,
,~-;%$¤@##                                          ##@¤$%;-~,
,~-;%$¤¤@@                                          @@¤¤$%;-~,
,,,,,,-;%¤                                          ¤%;-,,,,,,
,~-;%$¤@##     #$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-    ##@¤$%;-~,
,~-;%$¤@##    $#-                           $#-     ##@¤$%;-~,
,~-;%$¤@##     $-#    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. #¤¤%-,,,,,
,~-;%$¤@##                                          ##@¤$%;-~,
,~-;%$¤@##     $-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#    ##@¤$%;-~,
,,,,~--%$¤                                          ¤$%--~,,,,
,~-;%$¤@## THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL  ENVIRONMENT ##@¤$%;-~,
,~-;%$¤@## IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. THEY SEEM TO  PULL ##@¤$%;-~,
,,,,,-;$¤¤    IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES.    ¤¤$;-,,,,,
,~----;$$@     SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO    @$$;----~,
,~-;%$¤¤¤# AFFECT SPIRITS,  GIJINKAS, AND  EVEN THE #¤¤¤$%;-~,
,~-;%$¤@##        SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES.        ##@¤$%;-~,
,~-;%$¤@##                                          ##@¤$%;-~,
,~-;%%%¤@@                                          @@¤%%%;-~,
,~~--%%$¤@                                          @¤$%%--~~,
,,,,,,,-%¤                                          ¤%-,,,,,,,
,,,~--;$@#                                          #@$;--~,,,