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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. #£$*;~~,,,
,,,,~~;*$£ £$*;~~,,,,
,,,,,~~;*$ 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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