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@¤$==-¨¨¨¨ ¤ wildlife in their path and stop, ¤ ¨¨¨¨-==$¤@
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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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###¤$=*=-¨ brick-like things. fields of gray and ¨-=*=$¤###
#$==¨¨¨¨¨¨ teal, floodlights, thrumming and ¨¨¨¨¨¨==$#
#¤$**-¨¨¨¨ hissing. trilling to each other, like ¨¨¨¨-**$¤#
¤=*==¨¨¨¨¨ 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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