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¨¨¨¨¨¨.†$@ & AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE & @$†.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨..«*$&@ & WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP, & @&$*«..¨¨¨
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¨.«†*$&@## LITTLE, BUT ULTIMATELY WAIT IT OUT. ##@&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$$&@# ALTHOUGH THEY WILL LOG VIDEO, NO CALL #@&$$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&@## WILL BE MADE FOR ANY OUTSIDE ##@&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&@@# ASSISTANCE. THIS IS VERY GOOD. #@@&$*†«.¨
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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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¨.«†*$&&&& I'M COMING UP ON THEM FROM BEHIND AND &&&&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&@## TO THE LEFT, HIDDEN BEHIND THE THICK ##@&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&@@# FOLIAGE. THEIR LIGHT FINDS THE GAPS #@@&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&@## BETWEEN THE LEAVES, CASTING RAYS ##@&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&@## THROUGH THE WET AIR, PLAYING OVER MY ##@&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&@## FACE AND ARMS, AND MY WEAPON. I QUICKLY ##@&$*†«.¨
¨.«*$&@### OVERTAKE THEM, CROUCH IN THE DITCH MADE ###@&$*«.¨
¨.«†*$## BY THE PREPROCESSOR, AND WATCH. ONE OF ###&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$$& THEM IS ALREADY A BIT BEHIND THE #&&$$*†«.¨
¨¨.«†*$&@@ OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. @@&$*†«.¨¨
¨.«†*$&@## ##@&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$$&&@ JUST AS THE LIGHT OF THE LEADING TWO IS @&&$$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&@## DIMMING, I DEPLOY THE RABBITS, THROWING ##@&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&@## THEM IN THE PATH OF MY PREY. THE ##@&$*†«.¨
¨¨¨¨¨..«*& 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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¨.«†*$&@## A LIVER THAT, AS LONG AS YOU MANAGE TO ##@&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&& KEEP IT ALIVE, CAN CLEAN THE CREEK #&&&$*†«.¨
¨.«†*$&@## WATER ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE DRINKABLE. ##@&$*†«.¨
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¨.«†*$&@## WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. ##@&$*†«.¨
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