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/-:....... Sound A Horn, Nudge The Animal A .......:-/
-:........ Little, But Ultimately Wait It Out. ........:-
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/-:....... 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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-:........ A Liver That, As Long As You Manage To ........:-
/-:....... Keep It Alive, Can Clean The Creek .......:-/
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