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#£%=«:,,,, little,  but  ultimately  wait  it  out. ,,,,:«=%£#
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#@#£%=«:,, 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 ,,,,:«=%£#
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£%=«:,,,,, 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, ,,,,,:«=%£
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£%=«:,,,,,  keep the railmakers internal chemistry  ,,,,,:«=%£
#£%=«:,,,, well away from their  various  exhausts. ,,,,:«=%£#
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##@#£%=«:, 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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