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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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