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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, ####§**«^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨««*§# 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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