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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. ^=~^,,,,,,
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,,,,^~=^£& 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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,,,,^~=^£& ~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£ &£^=~^,,,,
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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. £^=~^,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,^~ 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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