¨¨¨¨&¨&&&& ¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨&&&¨&&
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ ¨&&&¨¨&&¨&
¨&&¨&&¨¨¨& &¨¨&¨&¨&&&
&¨&&¨&¨¨&& &¨&&&&&¨¨&
&&¨&&&¨&¨¨ @*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*« &&¨¨¨¨&¨&¨
¨&&¨¨&&&¨& *@« *@« ¨&¨¨¨&&&&&
&¨&¨&¨¨&&& *«@ sucking transformer *«@ &&¨¨&¨¨¨¨&
&&&&&¨&¨¨¨ «*@ «*@ ¨&¨&&¨¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨& «@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@* &&&¨&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨&¨¨&¨&& ¨¨&&&¨&¨¨&
¨¨&&¨&&&¨& a type of transformer (an electrical ¨&¨¨&&&¨&&
¨&¨&&¨¨&&& 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. &¨¨¨&&&&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨¨¨¨ &¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨
&&&&&&¨¨¨& «@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@* &¨&&¨¨&¨&¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨ &&¨&¨&&&&&
¨¨¨¨&&¨&&& 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. &¨¨¨&&&¨¨&
¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨ &¨¨&¨¨&¨&&
¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨& *«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@*«@ &¨&&¨&&&¨&
¨&&¨¨&&¨&¨ &&¨&&¨¨&&&
&¨&¨&¨&&&& 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. ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨& &&&&&&&&&&
&&¨¨&&¨¨&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
&&&&&&&&¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&