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@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@ @ autonomous railmakers will notice @ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨@
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨ @ 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. @¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨ ¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@ 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. @¨¨@¨@@¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨¨@¨¨ ¨@¨¨¨@@@¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨@¨ 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. @@@¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@ @¨@@¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ 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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