,,,,^~;=*§ §*=;~^,,,,
,,,^~;=*§¶ ¶§*=;~^,,,
,,^~;=*§¶# #¶§*=;~^,,
,^~;=*§¶## ##¶§*=;~^,
,,^~;=*§¶# #¶§*=;~^,,
,,,^~;=*§¶ #*~#*~#*~#*~#*~#*~#*~#*~#*~#*~#*~ ¶§*=;~^,,,
,,,,^~;=*§ *#~ *#~ §*=;~^,,,,
,,,,,^~;=* *~# 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. =;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~;=* *=;~^,,,,,
,,,,^~;=*§ §*=;~^,,,,
,,,^~;=*§¶ ¶§*=;~^,,,
,,^~;=*§¶# #¶§*=;~^,,
,^~;=*§¶## ##¶§*=;~^,