,^-=§&&¶##                                          ##¶&&§=-^,
,^-=§&&¶@#                                          #@¶&&§=-^,
,,^^^=§&¶@                                          @¶&§=^^^,,
,^-=§&&¶@#                                          #@¶&&§=-^,
,^-=§§§&¶@                                          @¶&§§§=-^,
,^-=§&&¶@@     @&-@&-@&-@&-@&-@&-@&-@&-@&-@&-@&-    @@¶&&§=-^,
,,,--==§&@    &@-                           &@-     @&§==--,,,
,,,^==§&¶@    &-@    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.        @&§§=^,,,,
,,,,^=§§&@                                          @&§§=^,,,,
,^-=§&&@##                                          ##@&&§=-^,
,^-=§§§&&&                                          &&&§§§=-^,
,^-=§&&¶@#                                          #@¶&&§=-^,
,,,,,,^-§&                                          &§-^,,,,,,