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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. #@£@%§†~:.
..:~†§%@£@ @£@%§†~:..
...:~†§%@£ 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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