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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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#@@£%*^-,, 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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