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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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