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¨^=:%¤@@@# #@@@¤%:=^¨
¨^=:%¤@@@@ @@@@¤%:=^¨
¨^=:%¤@@## ##@@¤%:=^¨
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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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