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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. ####@§%†~.
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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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