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......&... £~@ Sucking Transformer £~@ &&..&.....
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&....&.... 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. &&&&..&&&&
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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. &&&&&&....
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&..&&&
&&&&&&&&&. 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. ....&&....
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&&&..&&..& £~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@ ....&&....
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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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