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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. #&£§;-~,,,
,,,,~-;§£& &£§;-~,,,,
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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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