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,,^«;^§&¶@ @§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§« @¶&§^;«^,,
,,,^«;^§&¶ §@« §@« ¶&§^;«^,,,
,,,,^«;^§& §«@ Sucking Transformer §«@ &§^;«^,,,,
,,,,,^«;^§ «§@ «§@ §^;«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«;^ «@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§ ^;«^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^« A Type Of Transformer (An Electrical «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ Component) Found Mainly Along Railway ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« Lines. They'Re Usually Mounted Halfway «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«; Between The Rails And The Overhead ;«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«;^ Powerlines. ^;«^,,,,,,
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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. ¶&§^;«^,,,
,,,,^«;^§& &§^;«^,,,,
,,,,,^«;^§ 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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,,,,,,^«;^ §«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@§«@ ^;«^,,,,,,
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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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