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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.                ,,,,,@,,,,
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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.               @,,,@@@,,@
@,,@,,,,,,                                          ,@,,@,@@,,
,@,,@,,,,, 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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