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##^^^/..¨¨ LITTLE,  BUT  ULTIMATELY  WAIT  IT  OUT. ¨¨../^^^##
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£%^/»»»..¨      ASSISTANCE. THIS IS VERY GOOD.      ¨..»»»/^%£
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##£#%^/».¨ THE RAILMAKERS ARE SIEMENS-MANUFACTURED  ¨.»/^%#£##
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##%%%^/».¨     TEAL, FLOODLIGHTS, THRUMMING AND     ¨.»/^%%%##
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##£#%^/».¨ LANGUAGE.  AND  HERE,   THREE  OF  THEM, ¨.»/^%#£##
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##£#%^/».¨ I'M  COMING UP ON THEM  FROM BEHIND  AND ¨.»/^%#£##
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##£#%^/».¨ THROUGH THE  WET  AIR, PLAYING  OVER  MY ¨.»/^%#£##
#£##%^/».¨ FACE AND ARMS, AND MY WEAPON. I  QUICKLY ¨.»/^%##£#
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##£#%^/».¨ DIMMING, I  DEPLOY THE RABBITS, THROWING ¨.»/^%#£##
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##£#%^/».¨ CREATURES ARE YET  ALIVE, BUT MAIMED  SO ¨.»/^%#£##
##£#%^/».¨ AS  TO  BE UNABLE TO  MOVE  - THEY  WILL ¨.»/^%#£##
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###£#^/».¨ FORCING  IT TO PAUSE, FURTHER SEPARATING ¨.»/^#£###
##£#%^/».¨         IT FROM ITS TWO FRIENDS.         ¨.»/^%#£##
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##£#%^/».¨ KEEP  IT  ALIVE,  CAN  CLEAN  THE  CREEK ¨.»/^%#£##
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