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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
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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. ¨¨¨¨,~^*¤&
¤*^~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~^*¤
*^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ & 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. ¨¨¨¨¨,~^*¤
&¤*^~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~^*¤&
#&¤*^~,¨¨¨ A LIVER THAT, AS LONG AS YOU MANAGE TO ¨¨¨,~^*¤
@#&¤*^~,¨¨ KEEP IT ALIVE, CAN CLEAN THE CREEK ¨¨,~^*¤@
#@#&¤*^~,¨ WATER ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE DRINKABLE. ¨,~^*¤@#
@#&¤*^~,¨¨ ¨¨,~^*¤@
#&¤*^~,¨¨¨ WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. ¨¨¨,~^*¤
&¤*^~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~^*¤&
¤*^~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~^*¤
*^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^*
^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~