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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. .&&&..&...
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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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