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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, #%%;«~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨~«;%%#@# 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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