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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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨####
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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. ##¨#¨#¨¨¨¨
###¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          #¨#####¨¨¨
#¨¨###¨¨¨¨          which is why i'm here.          ###¨¨¨¨#¨¨
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