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=«,,,,,,,, ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ,,,,,,,,«=
$=«,,,,,,, ¤ autonomous railmakers will notice    ¤ ,,,,,,,«=$
%$=«,,,,,, ¤ wildlife in their path and stop,     ¤ ,,,,,,«=$%
¤%$=«,,,,, ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ,,,,,«=$%¤
#¤%$=«,,,, sound  a  horn,   nudge  the   animal  a ,,,,«=$%¤#
##¤%$=«,,, little,  but  ultimately  wait  it  out. ,,,«=$%¤##
###¤%$=«,, although they  will log video,  no  call ,,«=$%¤###
##¤%$=«,,, will   be    made   for    any   outside ,,,«=$%¤##
#¤%$=«,,,,      assistance. this is very good.      ,,,,«=$%¤#
¤%$=«,,,,,                                          ,,,,,«=$%¤
%$=«,,,,,,  the railmakers are siemens-manufactured ,,,,,,«=$%
$=«,,,,,,, brick-like things.  fields  of  gray and ,,,,,,,«=$
=«,,,,,,,,     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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