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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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