..»:$&@@## ##@@&$:»..
...»:$&@@# #@@&$:»...
....»:$&@@ @@&$:»....
.....»:$&@ @&$:».....
......»:$& &$:»......
.......»:$ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& $:».......
........»: & Autonomous Railmakers Will Notice & :»........
.........» & Wildlife In Their Path And Stop, & ».........
.......... &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ..........
.......... Sound A Horn, Nudge The Animal A ..........
.......... Little, But Ultimately Wait It Out. ..........
.........» Although They Will Log Video, No Call ».........
........»: Will Be Made For Any Outside :»........
.......»:$ 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. @@&$:»....
.....»:$&@ @&$:».....
......»:$& &$:»......
.......»:$ $:».......
........»: :»........
.........» ».........