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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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