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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. ,,,,,.~^*%
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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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