§§§¨§¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§§§
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§
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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.        ¨§§§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§§§§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨§§
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§§§¨§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨