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#£#%*^~.¨¨ # WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP, # ¨¨.~^*%#£#
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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 ¨¨¨.~^*%#£
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#£#%*^~.¨¨ FOLIAGE. THEIR LIGHT FINDS THE GAPS ¨¨.~^*%#£#
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#£#%*^~.¨¨ OVERTAKE THEM, CROUCH IN THE DITCH MADE ¨¨.~^*%#£#
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£#%*^~.¨¨¨ OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. ¨¨¨.~^*%#£
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£#%*^~.¨¨¨ AS TO BE UNABLE TO MOVE - THEY WILL ¨¨¨.~^*%#£
#%*^~.¨¨¨¨ STAY IN THE PATH OF THE RAILMAKER, ¨¨¨¨.~^*%#
£#%*^~.¨¨¨ FORCING IT TO PAUSE, FURTHER SEPARATING ¨¨¨.~^*%#£
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#£#%*^~.¨¨ KEEP THE RAILMAKERS INTERNAL CHEMISTRY ¨¨.~^*%#£#
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