@=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=@
#@=--,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,--=@#
##@#@=^-,¨                                          ¨,-^=@#@##
##@@@=^-,¨                                          ¨,-^=@@@##
#@#@@=^-,¨                                          ¨,-^=@@#@#
@=^,¨¨¨¨¨¨ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,^=@
#@#@@=^-,¨ @ 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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@@#@@=^-,¨                                          ¨,-^=@@#@@
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