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##¶#§%^-,¨ # wildlife in their path and stop, # ¨,-^%§#¶##
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##¶#§%^-,¨ face and arms, and my weapon. i quickly ¨,-^%§#¶##
¶§^,¨¨¨¨¨¨ overtake them, crouch in the ditch made ¨¨¨¨¨¨,^§¶
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#¶¶#§%^-,¨ 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, ¨,-^%§#¶##
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#¶¶#§%^-,¨ it from its two friends. ¨,-^%§#¶¶#
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##¶#§%^-,¨ # another thing about the machines: # ¨,-^%§#¶##
##¶#§%^-,¨ # there's flesh inside them. ########### ¨,-^%§#¶##
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