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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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