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,§,,,,§,,§     $#«                           $#«    ,,§,§§§,,,
§§,,,§§,§§     $«#    SUCKING TRANSFORMER    $«#    ,§§§,,§,,,
,§,,§,§§,,     «$#                           «$#    §,,§,§§,,§
§§,§§§,§,,     «#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$    §,§§§,§,§§
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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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§§§,,§§§,,     $«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#    §,§,,§,§§§
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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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