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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
\~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~\
=\~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~