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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 @@¶#¤%^»,¨
¨¨¨¨,»%#¶@ 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 ##@#¤%^»,¨
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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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