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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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