¨¨#¨###¨¨#                                          ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨#                                          ¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨                                          ¨###¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨                                          ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨#¨##                                          ¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##    #%-#%-#%-#%-#%-#%-#%-#%-#%-#%-#%-     ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨     %#-                           %#-    ¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨    %-#    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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