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&†††~..... SOUND A HORN, NUDGE THE ANIMAL A .....~†††&
&††~...... LITTLE, BUT ULTIMATELY WAIT IT OUT. ......~††&
###&%††~.. ALTHOUGH THEY WILL LOG VIDEO, NO CALL ..~††%&###
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&&%%†††~.. 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 ..~††%&###
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#%†~...... OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. ......~†%#
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###&%††~.. & THERE'S FLESH INSIDE THEM. &&&&&&&&&&& ..~††%&###
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##&†~..... KEEP THE RAILMAKERS INTERNAL CHEMISTRY .....~†&##
###&%††~.. WELL AWAY FROM THEIR VARIOUS EXHAUSTS. ..~††%&###
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