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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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