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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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