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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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