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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨-«^% 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. ##@%%^«-¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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