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