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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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¨#####¨¨¨# «@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@%«@% ##¨¨¨##¨#¨
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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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