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##@#£†;~^, component) found mainly along railway ,^~;†£#@##
#@#£†;~^,, lines. they're usually mounted halfway ,,^~;†£#@#
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#£†;~^,,,, 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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#@#£†;~^,, in stray fields and electricities. ,,^~;†£#@#
##@#£†;~^, superstition exist that they also ,^~;†£#@##
#@#£†;~^,, affect spirits, gijinkas, and even the ,,^~;†£#@#
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