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¨¨-«;%@££# 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 ##££@%;«-¨
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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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¨¨¨-«;%@££ £ there's flesh inside them. £££££££££££ ££@%;«-¨¨¨
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¨¨-«;%@££#  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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