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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 $%;~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~;% THROUGH THE WET AIR, PLAYING OVER MY %;~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~; FACE AND ARMS, AND MY WEAPON. I QUICKLY ;~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ OVERTAKE THEM, CROUCH IN THE DITCH MADE ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ BY THE PREPROCESSOR, AND WATCH. ONE OF ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ THEM IS ALREADY A BIT BEHIND THE ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~; OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. ;~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~;% %;~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~;%$ 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. @#$%;~~,,,
,,,,~~;%$# #$%;~~,,,,
,,,,,~~;%$ $%;~~,,,,,
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