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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. ..........
,......... .........,
~,........ 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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