¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ ¤¤¨¤¨¤¨¨¨¤
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ ¤¤¨¤¨¤¨¨¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¨¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ #$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$- ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¨¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ $#- $#- ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ $-# 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. ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¨¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¨¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¤¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¨¤¨