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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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¨¨-=:%$#@#                                          #@#$%:=-¨¨