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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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