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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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¨#¨¨##¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨#¨#¨##¨                                          ##¨######¨