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@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@    *@~                           *@~     @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨@¨@     *~@    SUCKING TRANSFORMER    *~@    @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@     ~*@                           ~*@    @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨@¨@     ~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*    @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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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@¨@@¨@¨@¨@    ~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*     @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@                                          @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨@¨@ 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.                @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨@¨@                                          @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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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@¨@@¨@¨@¨@    *~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@     @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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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