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.......... # AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE # ..........
.......... # WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP, # ..........
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«......... 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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