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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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