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#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨    #*=#*=#*=#*=#*=#*=#*=#*=#*=#*=#*=     ¨#¨#¨#¨¨##
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨     *#=                           *#=    ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨     *=#    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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#¨#¨#¨#¨#¨                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨