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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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