¨:»:::$$$& &$$$:::»:¨
¨:»:*$&@@@ @@@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$@@## ##@@$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@@# #@@&$*:»:¨
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¨:::»**&&& @$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$» &&&**»:::¨
¨:»:*$&@@# $@» $@» #@@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@## $»@ SUCKING TRANSFORMER $»@ ##@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@## »$@ »$@ ##@&$*:»:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:»*& »@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$ &*»:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨»»»*$@ @$*»»»¨¨¨¨
¨:»:*$&@@@ A TYPE OF TRANSFORMER (AN ELECTRICAL @@@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$$&@@ COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY @@&$$*:»:¨
¨:»:::$$&@ LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY @&$$:::»:¨
¨:»:*$&@@@ BETWEEN THE RAILS AND THE OVERHEAD @@@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:**$$$@ POWERLINES. @$$$**:»:¨
¨¨¨¨¨::$$@ @$$::¨¨¨¨¨
¨:»:*$@@## AS FAR AS TRANSFORMERS GO, THESE ARE ##@@$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@@# »VERY BIG». INSTEAD, NOT AS MANY ARE #@@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@@# NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT #@@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@@@ ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE @@@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$&&&@ RARER KIND. @&&&$*:»:¨
¨¨¨¨:»::$& &$::»:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨»»:$& »@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$ &$:»»¨¨¨¨¨
¨:»:*$&@@@ @@@&$*:»:¨
¨¨¨¨»»:$&& 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. &&***»¨¨¨¨
¨:»:****$& &$****:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@@# $»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@$»@ #@@&$*:»:¨
¨¨¨::::$$& &$$::::¨¨¨
¨¨:»::$$$& THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL ENVIRONMENT &$$$::»:¨¨
¨:»:*$&@@# IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. THEY SEEM TO PULL #@@&$*:»:¨
¨¨:::**$$@ IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. @$$**:::¨¨
¨:»:*$&@@@ SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO @@@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@@# AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE #@@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$@@## SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ##@@$*:»:¨
¨:»:**$$@@ @@$$**:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@## ##@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@@@ @@@&$*:»:¨
¨:»:*$&@@# #@@&$*:»:¨
¨:::»»*$$& &$$*»»:::¨