#¨####¨¨¨¨ ¨#¨#¨¨¨¨##
¨##¨¨¨#¨¨¨ #####¨¨¨#¨
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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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