###@%*=«~¨                                          ¨~«=*%@###
###@%*=«~¨                                          ¨~«=*%@###
###@%*=«~¨                                          ¨~«=*%@###
#%==«~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~«==%#
@@%%*==«~¨                                          ¨~«==*%%@@
##@@%*=«~¨    #%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«     ¨~«=*%@@##
###@%*=«~¨     %#«                           %#«    ¨~«=*%@###
###@%*=«~¨    %«#    sucking transformer    %«#     ¨~«=*%@###
@%=~~¨¨¨¨¨    «%#                           «%#     ¨¨¨¨¨~~=%@
#@@@%*=«~¨    «#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%     ¨~«=*%@@@#
###@%*=«~¨                                          ¨~«=*%@###
###@%*=«~¨ 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.                ¨~«««***@@
##@@%*=«~¨                                          ¨~«=*%@@##
####%*=«~¨    «#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%     ¨~«=*%####
#@@**««¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨««**@@#
###@%*=«~¨ 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.        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«*@
@@*«~~~~~¨                                          ¨~~~~~«*@@
##%=«~~~~¨                                          ¨~~~~«=%##
###@%*=«~¨                                          ¨~«=*%@###
###@%*=«~¨                                          ¨~«=*%@###
#@@%%*=«~¨                                          ¨~«=*%%@@#