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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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