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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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