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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. ###§%*^~-,
,-~^*%§§§#                                          #§§§%*^~-,
,,,~^**%%§ 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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