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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. #@##&%†«^,
,^«†#@## ##@##&†«^,
,^«†%#@# 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. @#&%««^,,,
,^«†%#@@ @@##&%†«^,
,^«†%#@@ @@##&%†«^,
,^«†%#@# ######################################## #@##&%†«^,
,^«%#@## # 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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