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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOUND A HORN, NUDGE THE ANIMAL A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ALTHOUGH THEY WILL LOG VIDEO, NO CALL ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ASSISTANCE. THIS IS VERY GOOD. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE RAILMAKERS ARE SIEMENS-MANUFACTURED ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BRICK-LIKE THINGS. FIELDS OF GRAY AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HISSING. TRILLING TO EACH OTHER, LIKE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LANGUAGE. AND HERE, THREE OF THEM, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^
^^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ SLOWLY MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^^
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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