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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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