¨:=*=@¶### ###¶@=*=:¨
¨¨:=*=@¶## ##¶@=*=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=*=@¶# #¶@=*=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=*=@¶ ¶@=*=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=*=@ @=*=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*= #@=#@=#@=#@=#@=#@=#@=#@=#@=#@=#@= =*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=* @#= @#= *=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:= @=# 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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