,,,,«\*$¶¶ ¶¶$*\«,,,,
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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 ##¶&$*\«:,
,,,,,««\*& ASSISTANCE. THIS IS VERY GOOD. &*\««,,,,,
,,,,:«««*& &*«««:,,,,
,:«\*$## 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. #&***«:,,,
,,,,:«\$¶# #¶$\«:,,,,
,:«««****& WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. &****«««:,
,:«\*$&¶¶# #¶¶&$*\«:,
,,,,:\*$¶# #¶$*\:,,,,
,:«\*&¶### ###¶&*\«:,
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,:«\*$&¶## ##¶&$*\«:,