,,,,~^*@§@ @§@*^~,,,,
,,,~^*@§@# #@§@*^~,,,
,,~^*@§@## ##@§@*^~,,
,~^*@§@### ###@§@*^~,
,,~^*@§@## ##@§@*^~,,
,,,~^*@§@# §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ #@§@*^~,,,
,,,,~^*@§@ § AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE § @§@*^~,,,,
,,,,,~^*@§ § WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP, § §@*^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*@ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ @*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* SOUND A HORN, NUDGE THE ANIMAL A *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ LITTLE, BUT ULTIMATELY WAIT IT OUT. ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* ALTHOUGH THEY WILL LOG VIDEO, NO CALL *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*@ WILL BE MADE FOR ANY OUTSIDE @*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^*@§ ASSISTANCE. THIS IS VERY GOOD. §@*^~,,,,,
,,,,~^*@§@ @§@*^~,,,,
,,,~^*@§@# THE RAILMAKERS ARE SIEMENS-MANUFACTURED #@§@*^~,,,
,,~^*@§@## BRICK-LIKE THINGS. FIELDS OF GRAY AND ##@§@*^~,,
,~^*@§@### TEAL, FLOODLIGHTS, THRUMMING AND ###@§@*^~,
,,~^*@§@## HISSING. TRILLING TO EACH OTHER, LIKE ##@§@*^~,,
,,,~^*@§@# LANGUAGE. AND HERE, THREE OF THEM, #@§@*^~,,,
,,,,~^*@§@ SLOWLY MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE @§@*^~,,,,
,,,,,~^*@§ DENSE FOREST. §@*^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*@ @*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* I'M COMING UP ON THEM FROM BEHIND AND *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ TO THE LEFT, HIDDEN BEHIND THE THICK ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* FOLIAGE. THEIR LIGHT FINDS THE GAPS *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*@ BETWEEN THE LEAVES, CASTING RAYS @*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^*@§ THROUGH THE WET AIR, PLAYING OVER MY §@*^~,,,,,
,,,,~^*@§@ FACE AND ARMS, AND MY WEAPON. I QUICKLY @§@*^~,,,,
,,,~^*@§@# OVERTAKE THEM, CROUCH IN THE DITCH MADE #@§@*^~,,,
,,~^*@§@## BY THE PREPROCESSOR, AND WATCH. ONE OF ##@§@*^~,,
,~^*@§@### THEM IS ALREADY A BIT BEHIND THE ###@§@*^~,
,,~^*@§@## OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. ##@§@*^~,,
,,,~^*@§@# #@§@*^~,,,
,,,,~^*@§@ JUST AS THE LIGHT OF THE LEADING TWO IS @§@*^~,,,,
,,,,,~^*@§ DIMMING, I DEPLOY THE RABBITS, THROWING §@*^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*@ THEM IN THE PATH OF MY PREY. THE @*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* CREATURES ARE YET ALIVE, BUT MAIMED SO *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ AS TO BE UNABLE TO MOVE - THEY WILL ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* STAY IN THE PATH OF THE RAILMAKER, *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*@ FORCING IT TO PAUSE, FURTHER SEPARATING @*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^*@§ IT FROM ITS TWO FRIENDS. §@*^~,,,,,
,,,,~^*@§@ @§@*^~,,,,
,,,~^*@§@# #@§@*^~,,,
,,~^*@§@## §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ##@§@*^~,,
,~^*@§@### § ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE MACHINES: § ###@§@*^~,
,,~^*@§@## § THERE'S FLESH INSIDE THEM. §§§§§§§§§§§ ##@§@*^~,,
,,,~^*@§@# §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ NOT MEAT, #@§@*^~,,,
,,,,~^*@§@ BUT SOMETHING LIKE A LIVER, THAT WILL @§@*^~,,,,
,,,,,~^*@§ KEEP THE RAILMAKERS INTERNAL CHEMISTRY §@*^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*@ WELL AWAY FROM THEIR VARIOUS EXHAUSTS. @*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ A LIVER THAT, AS LONG AS YOU MANAGE TO ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* KEEP IT ALIVE, CAN CLEAN THE CREEK *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*@ WATER ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE DRINKABLE. @*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^*@§ §@*^~,,,,,
,,,,~^*@§@ WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. @§@*^~,,,,
,,,~^*@§@# #@§@*^~,,,
,,~^*@§@## ##@§@*^~,,
,~^*@§@### ###@§@*^~,
,,~^*@§@## ##@§@*^~,,
,,,~^*@§@# #@§@*^~,,,