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¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨    #$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«     #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
####¨¨#¨¨#     $#«                           $#«    ¨¨##¨¨¨###
###¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     $«#    sucking transformer    $«#    #¨¨¨¨#¨¨##
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#¨¨¨¨#####    «#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$     ¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨##¨¨####                                          ####¨¨#¨¨¨
#¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨ 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.                ¨¨¨¨¨#####
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#                                          ####¨¨###¨
########¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨#####     $«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#$«#    ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
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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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