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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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