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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. ###$%^«-..
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..-«^%$### WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. ###$%^«-..
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