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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.               @@,@,@,@@,
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@,@,@,@,@,     «#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$    @@,@,@,@@,
@,@,@,@,@,                                          ,@,@,@,,@,
@,@,@,@,@, 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.               @@,@,@,@@,
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@,@,@,@,@, 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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