¨¨¨-«==&&@ @&&==«-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«==&& &&==«-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-«==&&@ @&&==«-¨¨¨
¨¨-«==&&@# #@&&==«-¨¨
¨-«==&&@## ##@&&==«-¨
¨¨-«==&&@# @&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&«@&« #@&&==«-¨¨
¨¨¨-«==&&@ &@« &@« @&&==«-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«==&& &«@ 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. @&&==«-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«==&& &&==«-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-«==&&@ @&&==«-¨¨¨
¨¨-«==&&@# #@&&==«-¨¨
¨-«==&&@## ##@&&==«-¨
¨¨-«==&&@# #@&&==«-¨¨