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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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¨-»^*$@@@@ just as the light of the leading two is @@@@$*^»-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨»*@@ 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. @*»»»---¨¨
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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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