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,^«†^*@@## @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ##@@*^†«^,
,^«†^*@@@# @ autonomous railmakers will notice    @ #@@@*^†«^,
,^«†^*@@## @ wildlife in their path and stop,     @ ##@@*^†«^,
,^«†^*@@@# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@@@*^†«^,
,,,,««†*@# 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, @^^^^«,,,,
,,^^««^**@ but something like  a liver,  that  will @**^««^^,,
,^«†^*@@##  keep the railmakers internal chemistry  ##@@*^†«^,
,,,^^†^*@@ well  away from  their various exhausts. @@*^†^^,,,
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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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