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##@§%*;«,¨    %#«                           %#«     ¨,«;*%§@##
#§*;;,¨¨¨¨    %«#    SUCKING TRANSFORMER    %«#     ¨¨¨¨,;;*§#
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@§§%%*;«,¨    «#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%     ¨,«;*%%§§@
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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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