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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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¨¨####¨¨¨¨ »@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@% ####¨¨####
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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. ¨¨####¨¨¨¨
¨######¨¨# ¨¨¨##¨¨##¨
¨¨####¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨ %»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@%»@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨
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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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