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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. #@¤%*:~^..
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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. ~^........
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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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