=:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:=
:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ § 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:=
§=:~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~:=§
¶§=:~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~:=§¶
@¶§=:~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~:=§¶@
#@¶§=:~.¨¨ ¨¨.~:=§¶@#
##@¶§=:~.¨ ¨.~:=§¶@##