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@@¨@@@¨@@¨ ¨@@¨@¨¨@¨¨
@¨@@¨¨@@¨@ ¨@¨@@@¨@@¨
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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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