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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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#§§†~~,... 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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