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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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