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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. .......:«†
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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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