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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. #@£*=:,,,,
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