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####§=†~:¨ 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 ¨:~†=§####
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####§=†~:¨ SLOWLY MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ¨:~†=§####
####§=†~:¨ DENSE FOREST. ¨:~†=§####
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#§§†~~¨¨¨¨ I'M COMING UP ON THEM FROM BEHIND AND ¨¨¨¨~~†§§#
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####§=†~:¨ FOLIAGE. THEIR LIGHT FINDS THE GAPS ¨:~†=§####
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#§==~~¨¨¨¨ OVERTAKE THEM, CROUCH IN THE DITCH MADE ¨¨¨¨~~==§#
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#####§†~:¨ OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. ¨:~†§#####
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####§=†~:¨ THEM IN THE PATH OF MY PREY. THE ¨:~†=§####
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####§=†~:¨ FORCING IT TO PAUSE, FURTHER SEPARATING ¨:~†=§####
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