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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, ,,~~~~~*
###&$*^~~, SLOWLY MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ,~~^*$##
###&$*^~~, DENSE FOREST. ,~~^*$##
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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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