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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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§,,§,,§,§§ 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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