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@#£%;«~,,, component) found mainly along railway ,,,~«;%£#@
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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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