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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.              ¨-=\%§§¶@#
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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. ¨-=\%§§¶@@
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§§%=--¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨-=\%§§¶##
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#@¶§§%\=-¨ 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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