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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. ,,,~«^^*#@
#@#*^^«~,, ,,~«^^*#@#
##@#*^^«~, 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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