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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 $%\~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~\% THEM IS ALREADY A BIT BEHIND THE %\~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~\ OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. \~~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~~\ JUST AS THE LIGHT OF THE LEADING TWO IS \~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~\% DIMMING, I DEPLOY THE RABBITS, THROWING %\~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~\%$ 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. #@§$%\~~,,
,,,~~\%$§@ @§$%\~~,,,
,,,,~~\%$§ §$%\~~,,,,
,,,,,~~\%$ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ $%\~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~\% § ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE MACHINES: § %\~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~\ § THERE'S FLESH INSIDE THEM. §§§§§§§§§§§ \~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~~ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ NOT MEAT, ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~\ BUT SOMETHING LIKE A LIVER, THAT WILL \~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~\% KEEP THE RAILMAKERS INTERNAL CHEMISTRY %\~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~\%$ 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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