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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.               @@¤%«¨¨¨¨¨
¨^«*%$$$¤¤                                          ¤¤$$$%*«^¨
¨^«*%$¤@@# A SUCKING TRANSFORMER IS  SURROUNDED  BY #@@¤$%*«^¨
¨^«*$¤@@## TWO  SIGNS,  BOTH  AROUND   TWENTY  FOUR ##@@¤$*«^¨
¨^«*%$¤@@@ METERS  TO EACH  SIDE OF IT. TRANINS  DO @@@¤$%*«^¨
¨¨¨^««*%¤@ 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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