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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. @@@@@@@@@@@ ###£@†==~,
,~==†$@£## @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ not meat, ##£@$†==~,
,,,====†$£ but something like a liver, that will £$†====,,,
,,,,,~=$@# keep the railmakers internal chemistry #@$=~,,,,,
,~==†$@£## well away from their various exhausts. ##£@$†==~,
,~==†$@@££ ££@@$†==~,
,~==†$@£## a liver that, as long as you manage to ##£@$†==~,
,,,,,~==$@ keep it alive, can clean the creek @$==~,,,,,
,~==†$@£££ water enough for it to be drinkable. £££@$†==~,
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,,,,,~=$$£ which is why i'm here. £$$=~,,,,,
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