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-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # wildlife in their path and stop, # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
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^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ sound a horn, nudge the animal a ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^
$^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ little, but ultimately wait it out. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^$
#$^~-¨¨¨¨¨ although they will log video, no call ¨¨¨¨¨-~^$#
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##@##$^~-¨ the railmakers are siemens-manufactured ¨-~^$##@##
#@##$^~-¨¨ brick-like things. fields of gray and ¨¨-~^$##@#
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##$^~-¨¨¨¨ hissing. trilling to each other, like ¨¨¨¨-~^$##
#$^~-¨¨¨¨¨ language. and here, three of them, ¨¨¨¨¨-~^$#
$^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ slowly making their way through the ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^$
^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#$^~-¨¨¨¨¨ dimming, i deploy the rabbits, throwing ¨¨¨¨¨-~^$#
$^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ them in the path of my prey. the ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^$
^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#@##$^~-¨¨ # there's flesh inside them. ########### ¨¨-~^$##@#
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#@##$^~-¨¨ but something like a liver, that will ¨¨-~^$##@#
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##$^~-¨¨¨¨ well away from their various exhausts. ¨¨¨¨-~^$##
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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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