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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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