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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. #@@@*^*«:,
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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. #@@@*^*«:,
,:«*^*@@@# #@@@*^*«:,
,:«*^*@@## 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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,:«*^*@@@# #@@@*^*«:,
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