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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 ,,,,,,,,,^
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^~^,,,,,,, teal, floodlights, thrumming and ,,,,,,,^~^
*^~^,,,,,, hissing. trilling to each other, like ,,,,,,^~^*
$*^~^,,,,, language. and here, three of them, ,,,,,^~^*$
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@£$*^~^,,, foliage. their light finds the gaps ,,,^~^*$£@
£$*^~^,,,, between the leaves, casting rays ,,,,^~^*$£
$*^~^,,,,, through the wet air, playing over my ,,,,,^~^*$
*^~^,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,^~^*
$*^~^,,,,, stay in the path of the railmaker, ,,,,,^~^*$
£$*^~^,,,, forcing it to pause, further separating ,,,,^~^*$£
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£$*^~^,,,, £ there's flesh inside them. £££££££££££ ,,,,^~^*$£
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*^~^,,,,,, 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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