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¨¨¨¨¨^\$¤¤ $-# sucking transformer $-# ¤¤$\^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-\§$¤### -$# -$# ###¤$§\-^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^-\$# #$\-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^--\\$$¤# a type of transformer (an electrical #¤$$\\--^¨
¨^-\\§$¤## component) found mainly along railway ##¤$§\\-^¨
¨¨¨^--\$## lines. they're usually mounted halfway ##$\--^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-§$## between the rails and the overhead ##$§-¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-§$¤#### powerlines. ####¤$§-^¨
¨^-\§$¤### ###¤$§\-^¨
¨¨^^--\$$# as far as transformers go, these are #$$\--^^¨¨
¨¨^^--§§§¤ -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. ###¤$§\-^¨
¨^-\\\§$$¤ ¤$$§\\\-^¨
¨^-\§$¤### a sucking transformer is surrounded by ###¤$§\-^¨
¨¨^---§§¤# 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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