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@@@%$^^¨¨¨ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¨¨¨^^$%@@@
#@$$=^^^^¨ @ autonomous railmakers will notice    @ ¨^^^^=$$@#
##@@%$^=^¨ @ wildlife in their path and stop,     @ ¨^=^$%@@##
#@#@%$^=^¨ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¨^=^$%@#@#
@@%^^^¨¨¨¨ sound  a   horn,  nudge   the  animal  a ¨¨¨¨^^^%@@
@$==¨¨¨¨¨¨ little,  but  ultimately  wait  it  out. ¨¨¨¨¨¨==$@
@@@@%$^=^¨ although  they will  log  video, no call ¨^=^$%@@@@
@$$$$^^=^¨ will   be   made    for    any   outside ¨^=^^$$$$@
#@#@%$^=^¨      assistance. this is very good.      ¨^=^$%@#@#
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###@%$^=^¨ the railmakers are siemens-manufactured  ¨^=^$%@###
#@#@%$^=^¨ brick-like  things.  fields of gray  and ¨^=^$%@#@#
##%$=^¨¨¨¨     teal, floodlights, thrumming and     ¨¨¨¨^=$%##
@@@$=¨¨¨¨¨ hissing.  trilling  to each other,  like ¨¨¨¨¨=$@@@
@@@%$^^=^¨ language.  and  here,  three  of   them, ¨^=^^$%@@@
##@#@$^=^¨ slowly  making  their  way  through  the ¨^=^$@#@##
##%%$$^=^¨               dense forest.              ¨^=^$$%%##
###@%$^=^¨                                          ¨^=^$%@###
#@#@%$^=^¨ i'm  coming up on  them from  behind and ¨^=^$%@#@#
#@#@%$^=^¨ to  the  left, hidden behind  the  thick ¨^=^$%@#@#
#@#@%$^=^¨ foliage.  their  light  finds  the  gaps ¨^=^$%@#@#
#@$$$$^=^¨     between the leaves, casting rays     ¨^=^$$$$@#
@@#@%$^=^¨ through  the wet  air,  playing over  my ¨^=^$%@#@@
@$$$^^==^¨ 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. @@@@@@@@@@@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨=$$@
#@#@%$^=^¨ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ not meat, ¨^=^$%@#@#
@##@%$^=^¨ but  something like  a  liver, that will ¨^=^$%@##@
#@#@%$^=^¨  keep the railmakers internal chemistry  ¨^=^$%@#@#
@@%^=¨¨¨¨¨ well away from  their  various exhausts. ¨¨¨¨¨=^%@@
###@%$^=^¨                                          ¨^=^$%@###
@$$$=^¨¨¨¨ a liver  that, as long as you manage  to ¨¨¨¨^=$$$@
##%$=¨¨¨¨¨ keep  it  alive,  can  clean  the  creek ¨¨¨¨¨=$%##
###@%$^=^¨ water  enough  for it  to  be drinkable. ¨^=^$%@###
#@#@%$^=^¨                                          ¨^=^$%@#@#
@@@@%$^=^¨          which is why i'm here.          ¨^=^$%@@@@
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