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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 $*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*   stream making a half-circle detour.    *«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« generally, sucking transformers are not  «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. placed  near to larger bodies  of water. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     &«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#&«#    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ their function for the rail  environment ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ is  poorly understood. they seem to pull ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    in stray fields and electricities.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    superstition exist that they also     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. affect spirits, gijinkas,  and  even the .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«        souls of living creatures.        «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨.«*$&                                          &$*«.¨¨¨¨¨
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