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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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