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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 ##$$\-,,,,
,,,,~*$##@              DENSE FOREST.               @##$*~,,,,
,-~\*$#@##                                          ##@#$*\~-,
,,,,,,-~*# I'M COMING  UP  ON THEM FROM BEHIND  AND #*~-,,,,,,
,-~\*$$$$@ TO THE  LEFT,  HIDDEN  BEHIND THE  THICK @$$$$*\~-,
,,,,-\**## FOLIAGE.  THEIR  LIGHT  FINDS  THE  GAPS ##**\-,,,,
,-~\*$####     BETWEEN THE LEAVES, CASTING RAYS     ####$*\~-,
,,,,,-\*$# THROUGH THE  WET  AIR, PLAYING  OVER  MY #$*\-,,,,,
,-~\*$@### FACE AND ARMS,  AND MY WEAPON. I QUICKLY ###@$*\~-,
,-~\*$#@@@ OVERTAKE THEM, CROUCH IN THE DITCH  MADE @@@#$*\~-,
,-~\*$@### BY  THE PREPROCESSOR, AND WATCH.  ONE OF ###@$*\~-,
,-~\*$#@## THEM  IS  ALREADY  A  BIT   BEHIND   THE ##@#$*\~-,
,-~\*$$$## 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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