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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 ¨¨¨¨¨,--%§
#§$$\--,¨¨ transformer.  what  we know  is what  we ¨¨,--\$$§#
#§$%-,¨¨¨¨               can observe.               ¨¨¨¨,-%$§#
#§%\\,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,\\%§#
§$$%%\\-,¨ a sucking  transformer is  surrounded by ¨,-\\%%$$§
##@§$%\-,¨ two   signs,  both  around  twenty  four ¨,-\%$§@##
@§§%\-,¨¨¨ meters to  each side  of it. tranins  do ¨¨¨,-\%§§@
##@§$%\-,¨ not  stop between these signs during any ¨,-\%$§@##
##@§$%\-,¨ circumstances  -   if  the   choice   is ¨,-\%$§@##
@@@§$%\-,¨ between halting within,  or running into ¨,-\%$§@@@
@@§§$%\-,¨ another train  just outside, they prefer ¨,-\%$§§@@
###§$%\-,¨                colliding.                ¨,-\%$§###
§$$\--¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨--\$$§
#@@§$%\-,¨ water  avoids them.  in light rain,  the ¨,-\%$§@@#
##@§$%\-,¨ ground  closest  to  a transformer stays ¨,-\%$§@##
###@$%\-,¨ dry.  a  common  sight  is  a  creek  or ¨,-\%$@###
##@§$%\-,¨    stream making a half-circle detour.   ¨,-\%$§@##
@$$\,¨¨¨¨¨  generally, sucking transformers are not ¨¨¨¨¨,\$$@
@$\-,,¨¨¨¨ placed near to  larger bodies  of water. ¨¨¨¨,,-\$@
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##@§$%\-,¨    $-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#     ¨,-\%$§@##
§%---,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,---%§
§%-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ their function for the rail  environment ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-%§
#@$$$%\-,¨ 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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