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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. -,,,,,,,,,
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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. &*§^-,,,,,
,,,,-^§*&£ £&*§^-,,,,
,,,-^§*&£@ 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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