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@@@$†~¨¨¨¨ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¨¨¨¨~†$@@@
#@#@&$†~,¨ @ AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE    @ ¨,~†$&@#@#
#@#@&$†~,¨ @ WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP,     @ ¨,~†$&@#@#
#@#@&$†~,¨ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¨,~†$&@#@#
#@#@&$†~,¨ SOUND   A  HORN,   NUDGE  THE  ANIMAL  A ¨,~†$&@#@#
#@#@&$†~,¨ LITTLE,  BUT  ULTIMATELY  WAIT  IT  OUT. ¨,~†$&@#@#
@@@@&$†~,¨ ALTHOUGH THEY  WILL  LOG VIDEO,  NO CALL ¨,~†$&@@@@
#@#@&$†~,¨ WILL   BE    MADE   FOR    ANY   OUTSIDE ¨,~†$&@#@#
#@#@&$†~,¨      ASSISTANCE. THIS IS VERY GOOD.      ¨,~†$&@#@#
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###@&$†~,¨ THE RAILMAKERS ARE SIEMENS-MANUFACTURED  ¨,~†$&@###
#@#@&$†~,¨ BRICK-LIKE THINGS.  FIELDS OF  GRAY  AND ¨,~†$&@#@#
#@#@&$†~,¨     TEAL, FLOODLIGHTS, THRUMMING AND     ¨,~†$&@#@#
#@$$~¨¨¨¨¨ HISSING.  TRILLING  TO  EACH OTHER, LIKE ¨¨¨¨¨~$$@#
#@#@&$†~,¨ LANGUAGE.  AND  HERE,  THREE   OF  THEM, ¨,~†$&@#@#
#&†~,,¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨¨¨~~~†&#@
@##@&$†~,¨ FORCING  IT TO PAUSE, FURTHER SEPARATING ¨,~†$&@##@
#@#@&$†~,¨         IT FROM ITS TWO FRIENDS.         ¨,~†$&@#@#
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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 ¨¨¨,,††&@#
#&$~~~~,¨¨ KEEP  IT  ALIVE,  CAN  CLEAN  THE  CREEK ¨¨,~~~~$&#
@$~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ WATER  ENOUGH  FOR  IT  TO BE DRINKABLE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~$@
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#&&&&$†~,¨          WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE.          ¨,~†$&&&&#
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