¨¨¨¨¨,=:^$                                          $^:=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:^                                          ^:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:                                          :=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=                                          =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ######################################## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # autonomous railmakers will notice    # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # wildlife in their path and stop,     # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ######################################## ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ sound   a   horn,  nudge  the  animal  a ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, little,  but  ultimately  wait  it  out. ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= although they will  log  video,  no call =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=: will   be   made    for    any   outside :=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:^      assistance. this is very good.      ^:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=:^$                                          $^:=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=:^$# 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.         ###$^:=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=:^$##                                          ##$^:=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=:^$#                                          #$^:=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=:^$ ######################################## $^:=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:^ # another thing about the machines:    # ^:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=: # there's flesh inside them. ########### :=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= ############################## not meat, =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, but something  like  a liver,  that will ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  keep the railmakers internal chemistry  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ well away  from their various  exhausts. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ a liver  that, as long as you manage  to ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ keep  it  alive,  can  clean  the  creek ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, water  enough for  it  to  be drinkable. ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=                                          =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:          which is why i'm here.          :=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=:^                                          ^:=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=:^$                                          $^:=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=:^$#                                          #$^:=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=:^$##                                          ##$^:=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=:^$###                                          ###$^:=,¨¨