&%^^^,,,.. ..,,,^^^%&
@@@&%^^~,. .,~^^%&@@@
@%%%^~.... ....~^%%%@
@&&&%^^~,. .,~^^%&&&@
##@&%^^~,. .,~^^%&@##
##@&%^^~,. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& .,~^^%&@##
##@&%^^~,. & 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. .,~^^%&@##
##@&%^^~,. .,~^^%&@##
&^~,...... ......,~^&
##@&%^^~,. .,~^^%&@##
&%^^~~,... ...,~~^^%&
###@&^^~,. .,~^^&@###