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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. =«,,,,,,,,
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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. @£#*^=«,,,
,,,,«=^*#£ £#*^=«,,,,
,,,,,«=^*# 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. «,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,« which is why i'm here. «,,,,,,,,,
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