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#¨#¨¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨#¨¨#¨¨
#¨#¨##¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨#¨##¨#
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨#     #@«#@«#@«#@«#@«#@«#@«#@«#@«#@«#@«    ¨##¨#¨¨#¨¨
#¨#¨##¨#¨#     @#«                           @#«    ¨¨#¨#¨##¨#
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨#    @«#    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.        ¨¨#¨#¨##¨#
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨#¨¨#¨¨
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