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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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