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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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