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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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¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨