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###&§*:~., & AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE & ,.~:*§&###
&§*~.,,,,, & WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP, & ,,,,,.~*§&
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#&§§::.,,, 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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