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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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.~«†^%&@##    «#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%     ##@&%^†«~.
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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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.~«†^%&@##    %«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#%«#     ##@&%^†«~.
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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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