¨^-*^$§#@# #@#§$^*-^¨
¨¨^-*^$§#@ @#§$^*-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-*^$§# #§$^*-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-*^$§ §$^*-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-*^$§# #§$^*-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-*^$§#@ @$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$-@$- @#§$^*-^¨¨
¨^-*^$§#@# $@- $@- #@#§$^*-^¨
¨¨^-*^$§#@ $-@ 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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