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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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