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####$*^»-¨ # AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE # ¨-»^*$####
#####$*»-¨ # WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP, # ¨-»*$#####
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####$*^»-¨ SOUND A HORN, NUDGE THE ANIMAL A ¨-»^*$####
####$*^»-¨ LITTLE, BUT ULTIMATELY WAIT IT OUT. ¨-»^*$####
####$*^»-¨ ALTHOUGH THEY WILL LOG VIDEO, NO CALL ¨-»^*$####
####$*^»-¨ WILL BE MADE FOR ANY OUTSIDE ¨-»^*$####
#$^--¨¨¨¨¨ ASSISTANCE. THIS IS VERY GOOD. ¨¨¨¨¨--^$#
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨-^^*#
####$*^»-¨ DENSE FOREST. ¨-»^*$####
#$^^--¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨--^^$#
####$*^»-¨ I'M COMING UP ON THEM FROM BEHIND AND ¨-»^*$####
#$^^^»-¨¨¨ TO THE LEFT, HIDDEN BEHIND THE THICK ¨¨¨-»^^^$#
####$*^»-¨ FOLIAGE. THEIR LIGHT FINDS THE GAPS ¨-»^*$####
####$*^»-¨ BETWEEN THE LEAVES, CASTING RAYS ¨-»^*$####
####$*^»-¨ THROUGH THE WET AIR, PLAYING OVER MY ¨-»^*$####
####$*^»-¨ FACE AND ARMS, AND MY WEAPON. I QUICKLY ¨-»^*$####
####$*^»-¨ OVERTAKE THEM, CROUCH IN THE DITCH MADE ¨-»^*$####
####$*^»-¨ BY THE PREPROCESSOR, AND WATCH. ONE OF ¨-»^*$####
####$*^»-¨ THEM IS ALREADY A BIT BEHIND THE ¨-»^*$####
###$**^»-¨ OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. ¨-»^**$###
#*^»»--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--»»^*#
####$*^»-¨ JUST AS THE LIGHT OF THE LEADING TWO IS ¨-»^*$####
####$*^»-¨ DIMMING, I DEPLOY THE RABBITS, THROWING ¨-»^*$####
#$*^-¨¨¨¨¨ THEM IN THE PATH OF MY PREY. THE ¨¨¨¨¨-^*$#
####$*^»-¨ CREATURES ARE YET ALIVE, BUT MAIMED SO ¨-»^*$####
##*^»¨¨¨¨¨ 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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