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,.~/§@&£££ & wildlife in their path and stop, & £££&@§/~.,
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,,,,,,~§§& although they will log video, no call &§§~,,,,,,
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,.~/§@&£@# assistance. this is very good. #@£&@§/~.,
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,,..~~//@& 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. #@£&@§/~.,
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,,,..//@&£ 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 #@£&@§/~.,
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,,,,~~/@&@ 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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,,.~~/§&£@ & 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. @&§~,,,,,,
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,,..//§&&& keep it alive, can clean the creek &&&§//..,,
,,,~~//@&@ water enough for it to be drinkable. @&@//~~,,,
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