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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. ##@&&%*~^¨
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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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