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,,,,,,,,,,     #$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,:     $#~                           $#~    :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~     $~#    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 $†*~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~*†      NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT     †*~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~*  ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE   *~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~                RARER KIND.               ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,     ~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$    ,,,,,,,,,,
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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.               @$†*~:,,,,
,,,:~*†$@£                                          £@$†*~:,,,
,,:~*†$@£# 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 $†*~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~*† ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE,  THEY PREFER †*~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~*                COLLIDING.                *~:,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,: WATER  AVOIDS THEM.  IN LIGHT RAIN,  THE :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, GROUND  CLOSEST TO A  TRANSFORMER  STAYS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: DRY.  A  COMMON  SIGHT  IS  A  CREEK  OR :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~   STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR.    ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~*  GENERALLY, SUCKING TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT *~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~*† PLACED  NEAR TO  LARGER BODIES OF WATER. †*~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~*†$                                          $†*~:,,,,,
,,,,:~*†$@    $~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#$~#     @$†*~:,,,,
,,,:~*†$@£                                          £@$†*~:,,,
,,:~*†$@£# THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE  RAIL ENVIRONMENT #£@$†*~:,,
,:~*†$@£## IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD.  THEY SEEM TO PULL ##£@$†*~:,
,,:~*†$@£#    IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES.    #£@$†*~:,,
,,,:~*†$@£    SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO     £@$†*~:,,,
,,,,:~*†$@ AFFECT SPIRITS,  GIJINKAS,  AND EVEN THE @$†*~:,,,,
,,,,,:~*†$        SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES.        $†*~:,,,,,
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