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§§¤%«..... will be made for any outside .....«%¤§§
§¤%«...... assistance. this is very good. ......«%¤§
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§¤¤%«..... 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 .-«=%¤@###
##@§¤%=«-. between the leaves, casting rays .-«=%¤§@##
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###§¤%=«-. others. it will be my target. .-«=%¤§###
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§§¤%=--... creatures are yet alive, but maimed so ...--=%¤§§
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#@¤%=-.... § another thing about the machines: § ....-=%¤@#
##@§¤%=«-. § there's flesh inside them. §§§§§§§§§§§ .-«=%¤§@##
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##@§¤%=«-. but something like a liver, that will .-«=%¤§@##
§¤==-..... keep the railmakers internal chemistry .....-==¤§
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