=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=
*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*
%*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*%
*%*=-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-=*%*
¤*%*=-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-=*%*¤
#¤*%*=-¨¨¨ @*=@*=@*=@*=@*=@*=@*=@*=@*=@*=@*= ¨¨¨-=*%*¤#
@#¤*%*=-¨¨ *@= *@= ¨¨-=*%*¤#@
#@#¤*%*=-¨ *=@ 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. ¨¨¨¨-=*%*¤
*%*=-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-=*%*
%*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*%
*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*
=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-