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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. @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@@ @@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨@¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨@¨@@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨@@ 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. ¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨
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