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###£&%^«~¨ & wildlife in their path and stop, & ¨~«^%&£###
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##£&%*^«~¨ assistance. this is very good. ¨~«^*%&£##
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##£&%*^«~¨ the railmakers are siemens-manufactured ¨~«^*%&£##
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#&&%^^^«~¨ overtake them, crouch in the ditch made ¨~«^^^%&&#
##£&%*^«~¨ by the preprocessor, and watch. one of ¨~«^*%&£##
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##£&%*^«~¨ others. it will be my target. ¨~«^*%&£##
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##£&%*^«~¨ 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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###&%*^«~¨ keep the railmakers internal chemistry ¨~«^*%&###
##£&%*^«~¨ well away from their various exhausts. ¨~«^*%&£##
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