,,~~=$&§@# #@§&$=~~,,
,,,~~=$&§@ @§&$=~~,,,
,,,,~~=$&§ §&$=~~,,,,
,,,,,~~=$& &$=~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~=$ $=~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~= #&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~ =~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ ~ ~ ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ &~# sucking transformer &~# ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ ~ ~ ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~= ~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#&~#& =~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~=$ $=~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~=$& 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 $=~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~= affect spirits, gijinkas, and even the =~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ souls of living creatures. ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~= =~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~=$ $=~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~=$& &$=~~,,,,,