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##@¶&$^^»~ & autonomous railmakers will notice & ~»^^$&¶@##
¶$$^»,,,,, & wildlife in their path and stop, & ,,,,,»^$$¶
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#@¶&$^^»~, sound a horn, nudge the animal a ,~»^^$&¶@#
##@¶&^^»~, 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 ,,,,~^^&¶¶
#@¶&$^^»~, hissing. trilling to each other, like ,~»^^$&¶@#
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&^»»,,,,,, 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 ,,~~^^^^&¶
#@¶&$^^»~, them is already a bit behind the ,~»^^$&¶@#
@¶¶&$^^»~, others. it will be my target. ,~»^^$&¶¶@
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#@¶&$^^»~, dimming, i deploy the rabbits, throwing ,~»^^$&¶@#
#@¶&$^^»~, them in the path of my prey. the ,~»^^$&¶@#
@&$^^^~~,, creatures are yet alive, but maimed so ,,~~^^^$&@
#@¶&$^^»~, as to be unable to move - they will ,~»^^$&¶@#
&&^»~,,,,, 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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