¨.~/†%#@@#                                          #@@#%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%#@@                                          @@#%†/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/†%#@                                          @#%†/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/†%#                                          #%†/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/†%                                          %†/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/†%# ######################################## #%†/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~/†%#@ # 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.          #@@#%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%#@@                                          @@#%†/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/†%#@                                          @#%†/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/†%#                                          #%†/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/†%                                          %†/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/†%#                                          #%†/~.¨¨¨¨