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..,~/†$#£# ######################################## #£#$†/~,..
...,~/†$#£ # AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE    # £#$†/~,...
....,~/†$# # WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP,     # #$†/~,....
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......,~/† 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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