,:-/†§@@@# #@@@§†/-:,
,,,,,-†§§@ @§§†-,,,,,
,:-/†§@@@# #@@@§†/-:,
,:-/†§@@@# #@@@§†/-:,
,:-/†§@@@# #@@@§†/-:,
,,,,:--††@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @††--:,,,,
,:::--†§§@ @ 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. ##@@§†/-:,
,:-/†§@@@# #@@@§†/-:,
,,,:-/†@@@ @@@†/-:,,,
,:-/†§@@@@ @@@@§†/-:,
,,,,,:/§@@ @@§/:,,,,,
,:-/†§@@@@ @@@@§†/-:,