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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. &§%;~.....
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.......~;% 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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