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##@¤%†«,.. a type of transformer (an electrical ..,«†%¤@##
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##@¤%†«,.. lines. they're usually mounted halfway ..,«†%¤@##
#@¤%†«,... between the rails and the overhead ...,«†%¤@#
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%†«,...... 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. ......,«†%
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%†«,...... 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. ...,«†%¤@#
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¤%†«,..... 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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##@¤%†«,.. 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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