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##@§$$:«,, § autonomous railmakers will notice    § ,,«:$$§@##
@$:«,,,,,, § wildlife in their path and stop,     § ,,,,,,«:$@
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#@@§$$:«,, sound   a   horn,  nudge  the  animal  a ,,«:$$§@@#
#@@§$$:«,, little,  but  ultimately  wait  it  out. ,,«:$$§@@#
#@@§$$:«,, although they  will log video,  no  call ,,«:$$§@@#
##@@§$$:«, will    be    made   for   any   outside ,«:$$§@@##
§$:,,,,,,,      assistance. this is very good.      ,,,,,,,:$§
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§$:««,,,,,  the railmakers are siemens-manufactured ,,,,,««:$§
@@@§$$:«,, brick-like things.  fields of  gray  and ,,«:$$§@@@
@@$$:,,,,,     teal, floodlights, thrumming and     ,,,,,:$$@@
@@$$$$:«,, hissing.  trilling to  each  other, like ,,«:$$$$@@
#@@§$$:«,, language.  and  here,  three   of  them, ,,«:$$§@@#
#@@§$$:«,, slowly  making  their  way  through  the ,,«:$$§@@#
##@§$$:«,,              dense forest.               ,,«:$$§@##
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@$$$$$:«,, i'm  coming up on them from  behind  and ,,«:$$$$$@
§§$$$$:«,, to  the left, hidden  behind  the  thick ,,«:$$$$§§
@@§§$$:«,, 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.         ,,,«««$$§@
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§$$$::,,,, § 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. ,,«:$$§@##
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#@@§$$:«,, a liver that,  as long as you  manage to ,,«:$$§@@#
#@@§$$:«,, keep  it  alive,  can  clean  the  creek ,,«:$$§@@#
@@@§$$:«,, water  enough  for it  to be  drinkable. ,,«:$$§@@@
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@@@§$$:«,,          which is why i'm here.          ,,«:$$§@@@
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