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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, $/«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«/ BUT SOMETHING LIKE A LIVER, THAT WILL /«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,« KEEP THE RAILMAKERS INTERNAL CHEMISTRY «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WELL AWAY FROM THEIR VARIOUS EXHAUSTS. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,«/ A LIVER THAT, AS LONG AS YOU MANAGE TO /«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«/$ KEEP IT ALIVE, CAN CLEAN THE CREEK $/«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«/$% WATER ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE DRINKABLE. %$/«,,,,,,
,,,,,«/$%# #%$/«,,,,,
,,,,«/$%#@ WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. @#%$/«,,,,
,,,«/$%#@# #@#%$/«,,,
,,«/$%#@## ##@#%$/«,,
,,,«/$%#@# #@#%$/«,,,
,,,,«/$%#@ @#%$/«,,,,
,,,,,«/$%# #%$/«,,,,,