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###@*†*«^, 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 ,^«*†*¤###
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@****†*«^, artifacts/symbols, they belong to the ,^«*†****@
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#¤*****«^, secretive about their symbols and ,^«*****¤#
#@@¤*†*«^, machines, so also with the this ,^«*†*¤@@#
@@****^,,, transformer. what we know is what we ,,,^****@@
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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 ,^«*†*¤¤@#
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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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##@¤*†*«^, is poorly understood. they seem to pull ,^«*†*¤@##
@@**«««^^, in stray fields and electricities. ,^^«««**@@
##@¤*†*«^, superstition exist that they also ,^«*†*¤@##
@¤¤¤*†*«^, affect spirits, gijinkas, and even the ,^«*†*¤¤¤@
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