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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. ¤¤%%^^†~-¨
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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. ##¤¤%^†~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨~††%¤ ¤%††~¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~†^%¤### 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. ##¤^^~~~-¨
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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. ###¤%^†~-¨
¨¨¨¨-†%%%# #%%%†-¨¨¨¨
¨-~†^%¤### 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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