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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.      ¨,~;*%§@##
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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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