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,,§§,§§§,§ A  TYPE OF  TRANSFORMER  (AN  ELECTRICAL §§§§,§,§,,
,§,§§,,§§§   COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY  ,,,§§§§§,,
§§§,§,§,,,  LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY  ,,§,,,,§,,
,,§§§§§,,§ BETWEEN   THE  RAILS  AND  THE  OVERHEAD ,§§,,,§§,§
,§,,,,§,§§               POWERLINES.                §,§,,§,§§§
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,§,,§,,§§, 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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§§,§§,§,,, 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.               §,§,§§§§§,
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§,,§,§,,,§ 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.                ,§,§,,§§§,
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,§,§,,,§§§ 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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