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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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