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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.               #@#@§†:«^¨
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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. #@#@§†:«^¨
¨^«:†§@#@#                                          #@#@§†:«^¨
¨^«:†§@#@#     §«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@    #@#@§†:«^¨
¨^«:†§§§@@                                          @@§§§†:«^¨
¨¨¨¨^^::†@ 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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