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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.              ¨^-/%§#@##
##§%%/^^¨¨                                          ¨¨^^/%%§##
##§§/^¨¨¨¨ 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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-%#
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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. ¨¨¨^-/%#@#
##@#§%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%§#@##
##@#§%/-^¨ 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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