¨-~;†$&@##                                          ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#                                          #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@##                                          ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#                                          #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@##                                          ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## & autonomous railmakers will notice    & ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# & wildlife in their path and stop,     & #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# sound   a   horn,  nudge  the  animal  a #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## little,  but  ultimately  wait  it  out. ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# although  they will log  video, no  call #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## will    be    made   for   any   outside ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#      assistance. this is very good.      #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@##                                          ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# the railmakers are siemens-manufactured  #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## brick-like things.  fields of  gray  and ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#     teal, floodlights, thrumming and     #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## hissing.  trilling to each  other,  like ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# language.  and  here,   three  of  them, #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## slowly  making  their  way  through  the ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#              dense forest.               #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@##                                          ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# i'm coming  up on  them from  behind and #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## to the  left,  hidden  behind the  thick ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# foliage.  their  light  finds  the  gaps #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@##     between the leaves, casting rays     ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# through the  wet  air, playing  over  my #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## face and arms, and my weapon.  i quickly ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# overtake them, crouch  in the ditch made #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## by  the preprocessor, and  watch. one of ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# them   is  already   a  bit  behind  the #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## others.   it   will   be   my    target. ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#                                          #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## just  as the light of the leading two is ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# dimming, i  deploy the rabbits, throwing #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## them  in  the  path   of  my  prey.  the ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# creatures are yet  alive, but maimed  so #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## as  to be  unable  to  move - they  will ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# stay  in  the  path  of  the  railmaker, #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## forcing it to pause, further  separating ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#         it from its two friends.         #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@##                                          ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#                                          #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# & another thing about the machines:    & #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## & there's flesh inside them. &&&&&&&&&&& ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& not meat, #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## but  something  like a  liver, that will ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#  keep the railmakers internal chemistry  #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## well  away from  their various exhausts. ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#                                          #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## a liver that, as  long  as you manage to ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@# keep  it  alive,  can  clean  the  creek #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@## water  enough  for it  to  be drinkable. ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#                                          #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@##          which is why i'm here.          ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#                                          #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@##                                          ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#                                          #@&$†;~-¨¨
¨-~;†$&@##                                          ##@&$†;~-¨
¨¨-~;†$&@#                                          #@&$†;~-¨¨