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¨¨¨¨¨¨=^§@                                          @§^=¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. #&§**^^=-¨
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¨-=^*§&@##    §=#§=#§=#§=#§=#§=#§=#§=#§=#§=#§=#     ##@&§*^=-¨
¨-=^*§&@##                                          ##@&§*^=-¨
¨¨¨¨-^*§§@ 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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¨-=^^^§§@@                                          @@§§^^^=-¨
¨¨¨¨-^§&&#                                          #&&§^-¨¨¨¨