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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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