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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. £†=-^.....
....^-=†£@ @£†=-^....
...^-=†£@@ 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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