,,«/$%¤@## ##@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤¤¤@ @¤¤¤%$/«,,
,,,,,«$$%@ @%$$«,,,,,
,,«/$%¤@@@ @@@¤%$/«,,
,«/$%¤@@## ##@@¤%$/«,
,,«/$$%%%¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤%%%$$/«,,
,,«««$%%%¤ ¤ autonomous railmakers will notice ¤ ¤%%%$«««,,
,,«/$%¤@@@ ¤ wildlife in their path and stop, ¤ @@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@## ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ##@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# sound a horn, nudge the animal a #@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@@ little, but ultimately wait it out. @@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤¤¤@ although they will log video, no call @¤¤¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# will be made for any outside #@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# assistance. this is very good. #@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# #@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# the railmakers are siemens-manufactured #@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$¤@@## brick-like things. fields of gray and ##@@¤$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# teal, floodlights, thrumming and #@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤¤@@ hissing. trilling to each other, like @@¤¤%$/«,,
,,,,,«/$¤¤ language. and here, three of them, ¤¤$/«,,,,,
,,«/$%¤@## slowly making their way through the ##@¤%$/«,,
,,,,,,«$$¤ dense forest. ¤$$«,,,,,,
,,«/$%¤@@# #@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%@@## i'm coming up on them from behind and ##@@%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@## to the left, hidden behind the thick ##@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%@@## foliage. their light finds the gaps ##@@%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@@ between the leaves, casting rays @@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%@@## through the wet air, playing over my ##@@%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# face and arms, and my weapon. i quickly #@@¤%$/«,,
,,«//$$%¤@ overtake them, crouch in the ditch made @¤%$$//«,,
,«/$%¤@@## by the preprocessor, and watch. one of ##@@¤%$/«,
,,«/$%¤@@@ them is already a bit behind the @@@¤%$/«,,
,,,,««$%¤¤ others. it will be my target. ¤¤%$««,,,,
,,«/$%¤@@@ @@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# just as the light of the leading two is #@@¤%$/«,,
,,,,,«$$¤@ dimming, i deploy the rabbits, throwing @¤$$«,,,,,
,,,,,,,/$¤ them in the path of my prey. the ¤$/,,,,,,,
,,,,,«//%¤ 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 ¤%/,,,,,,,
,,«/$%¤@@@ well away from their various exhausts. @@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# #@@¤%$/«,,
,«/$%¤@@## a liver that, as long as you manage to ##@@¤%$/«,
,,,,,,«/$¤ keep it alive, can clean the creek ¤$/«,,,,,,
,,«/$%¤@@# water enough for it to be drinkable. #@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# #@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@## which is why i'm here. ##@¤%$/«,,
,,«/%¤@@## ##@@¤%/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# #@@¤%$/«,,
,,,,,«$¤@@ @@¤$«,,,,,
,,«/$%¤@@@ @@@¤%$/«,,
,,«/$%¤@@# #@@¤%$/«,,