,^~=^&@###                                          ###@&^=~^,
,,,,,^=^&@                                          @&^=^,,,,,
,^^~~~=^&@                                          @&^=~~~^^,
,^~=^^&@##                                          ##@&^^=~^,
,^~=^&@###                                          ###@&^=~^,
,^~=^&@### @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ###@&^=~^,
,^~=^&@### @ 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.      ####@&^=~^
,^~~~^&&&@                                          @&&&^~~~^,
,^^^~~=&@@  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. @&&=^,,,,,
,^~=^&@###                                          ###@&^=~^,
,^~=^&@###          which is why i'm here.          ###@&^=~^,
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,,,^^~==&@                                          @&==~^^,,,
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,^~^&@####                                          ####@&^~^,
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