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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 #@§%%*=~¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨~=*%%§     Secretive About Their Symbols And    §%%*=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~=*%%§@ Machines,   So   Also   With   The  This @§%%*=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=*%%§@# Transformer.  What We  Know  Is What  We #@§%%*=~¨¨
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¨¨¨~=*%%§@ A Sucking Transformer  Is Surrounded  By @§%%*=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=*%%§ Two  Signs,  Both  Around   Twenty  Four §%%*=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=*%% Meters  To Each Side  Of  It. Tranins Do %%*=~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=* 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*%                                          %*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=* 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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