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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. #¨#¨###¨##
¨¨#¨##¨¨##                                          ####¨¨##¨#
¨###¨#¨#¨# 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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