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¨-~^*%¶### & AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE & ###¶%*^~-¨
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¨-~^*%&¶## LITTLE, BUT ULTIMATELY WAIT IT OUT. ##¶&%*^~-¨
¨-~^*%&¶## ALTHOUGH THEY WILL LOG VIDEO, NO CALL ##¶&%*^~-¨
¨-~^*%&¶## WILL BE MADE FOR ANY OUTSIDE ##¶&%*^~-¨
¨¨¨-~~^%&¶ ASSISTANCE. THIS IS VERY GOOD. ¶&%^~~-¨¨¨
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¨-~^*%&¶¶¶ 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. ¶%%*^~~~-¨
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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 &*^-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~**&¶# 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. ##¶&%*^~-¨
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¨¨¨¨-^^%&& A LIVER THAT, AS LONG AS YOU MANAGE TO &&%^^-¨¨¨¨
¨-~^*%## KEEP IT ALIVE, CAN CLEAN THE CREEK ###&%*^~-¨
¨¨¨-~^^% WATER ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE DRINKABLE. #&%^^~-¨¨¨
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¨-~^*&¶### WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. ###¶&*^~-¨
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