¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨&
&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨& ¨&¨¨¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ #$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$» ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ $#» $#» ¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨&¨¨&¨ $»# 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. &¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ ¨&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ &¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨&¨&& &&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&& &&&¨¨&¨¨&¨