,,,,^»*$@# #@$*»^,,,,
,,,,,^»*$@ @$*»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»*$ $*»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»* *»^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,^»* @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ *»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»*$ @ AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE @ $*»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»*$@ @ WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP, @ @$*»^,,,,,
,,,,^»*$@# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@$*»^,,,,
,,,^»*$@## 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. ##@$*»^,,,
,,,,^»*$@# #@$*»^,,,,
,,,,,^»*$@ 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. @$*»^,,,,,
,,,,^»*$@# #@$*»^,,,,
,,,^»*$@## 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 $*»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»* THEM IS ALREADY A BIT BEHIND THE *»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»* *»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»*$ 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. ##@$*»^,,,
,,,,^»*$@# #@$*»^,,,,
,,,,,^»*$@ @$*»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»*$ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ $*»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»* @ ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE MACHINES: @ *»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» @ THERE'S FLESH INSIDE THEM. @@@@@@@@@@@ »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»* @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ NOT MEAT, *»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»*$ BUT SOMETHING LIKE A LIVER, THAT WILL $*»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»*$@ KEEP THE RAILMAKERS INTERNAL CHEMISTRY @$*»^,,,,,
,,,,^»*$@# WELL AWAY FROM THEIR VARIOUS EXHAUSTS. #@$*»^,,,,
,,,^»*$@## ##@$*»^,,,
,,^»*$@### A LIVER THAT, AS LONG AS YOU MANAGE TO ###@$*»^,,
,^»*$@#### KEEP IT ALIVE, CAN CLEAN THE CREEK ####@$*»^,
,,^»*$@### WATER ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE DRINKABLE. ###@$*»^,,
,,,^»*$@## ##@$*»^,,,
,,,,^»*$@# WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. #@$*»^,,,,
,,,,,^»*$@ @$*»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»*$ $*»^,,,,,,
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