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####&$†~,. & autonomous railmakers will notice & .,~†$&####
###&$†~,.. & wildlife in their path and stop, & ..,~†$&###
##&$†~,... &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ...,~†$&##
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###&$†~,.. assistance. this is very good. ..,~†$&###
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###&$†~,.. the railmakers are siemens-manufactured ..,~†$&###
##&$†~,... brick-like things. fields of gray and ...,~†$&##
#&$†~,.... teal, floodlights, thrumming and ....,~†$&#
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#&$†~,.... language. and here, three of them, ....,~†$&#
##&$†~,... slowly making their way through the ...,~†$&##
###&$†~,.. dense forest. ..,~†$&###
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###&$†~,.. i'm coming up on them from behind and ..,~†$&###
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#&$†~,.... foliage. their light finds the gaps ....,~†$&#
&$†~,..... between the leaves, casting rays .....,~†$&
#&$†~,.... through the wet air, playing over my ....,~†$&#
##&$†~,... face and arms, and my weapon. i quickly ...,~†$&##
###&$†~,.. overtake them, crouch in the ditch made ..,~†$&###
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###&$†~,.. them is already a bit behind the ..,~†$&###
##&$†~,... others. it will be my target. ...,~†$&##
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#&$†~,.... dimming, i deploy the rabbits, throwing ....,~†$&#
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###&$†~,.. creatures are yet alive, but maimed so ..,~†$&###
####&$†~,. as to be unable to move - they will .,~†$&####
###&$†~,.. stay in the path of the railmaker, ..,~†$&###
##&$†~,... forcing it to pause, further separating ...,~†$&##
#&$†~,.... it from its two friends. ....,~†$&#
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###&$†~,.. & another thing about the machines: & ..,~†$&###
####&$†~,. & there's flesh inside them. &&&&&&&&&&& .,~†$&####
###&$†~,.. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& not meat, ..,~†$&###
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#&$†~,.... keep the railmakers internal chemistry ....,~†$&#
&$†~,..... well away from their various exhausts. .....,~†$&
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###&$†~,.. keep it alive, can clean the creek ..,~†$&###
####&$†~,. water enough for it to be drinkable. .,~†$&####
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