,,,,,.~:*$ $*:~.,,,,,
,,,,.~:*$¤ ¤$*:~.,,,,
,,,.~:*$¤¶ ¶¤$*:~.,,,
,,.~:*$¤¶@ @¶¤$*:~.,,
,.~:*$¤¶@# #@¶¤$*:~.,
,,.~:*$¤¶@ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ @¶¤$*:~.,,
,,,.~:*$¤¶ ¤ 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. $*:~.,,,,,
,,,,,,.~:* *:~.,,,,,,
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,,,,,,.~:* *:~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~:*$ $*:~.,,,,,
,,,,.~:*$¤ ¤$*:~.,,,,