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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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