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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.               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
%*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*%
$%*=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=*%$
#$%*=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=*%$#
@#$%*=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=*%$#@