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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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