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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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