,.~:%$&@##                                          ##@&$%:~.,
,.~:%$&@@#                                          #@@&$%:~.,
,,,,.:$$$@                                          @$$$:.,,,,
,,,.~~%%%&                                          &%%%~~.,,,
,,,,.::%&&                                          &&%::.,,,,
,.~%$&@@##    @$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~     ##@@&$%~.,
,,,,.~:$@@    $@~                           $@~     @@$:~.,,,,
,.~:%$&@@#     $~@    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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