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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §»@§»@§»@§»@§»@§»@§»@§»@§»@§»@§»@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, 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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