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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. #*;;;~¨¨¨¨
¨:~;$*#@@@ @@@#*$;~:¨
¨:~;$*#@## THE RAILMAKERS ARE SIEMENS-MANUFACTURED ##@#*$;~:¨
¨¨¨¨:::~$# BRICK-LIKE THINGS. FIELDS OF GRAY AND #$~:::¨¨¨¨
¨:~~~~;*@# 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 @*;:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨::;$$#@ WELL AWAY FROM THEIR VARIOUS EXHAUSTS. @#$$;::¨¨¨
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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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