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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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~;
%;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~;%
$%;~^¨¨¨¨¨ the railmakers are siemens-manufactured  ¨¨¨¨¨^~;%$
¤$%;~^¨¨¨¨ brick-like  things. fields  of  gray and ¨¨¨¨^~;%$¤
#¤$%;~^¨¨¨     teal, floodlights, thrumming and     ¨¨¨^~;%$¤#
##¤$%;~^¨¨ hissing. trilling to  each  other,  like ¨¨^~;%$¤##
###¤$%;~^¨ language.  and  here,  three   of  them, ¨^~;%$¤###
##¤$%;~^¨¨ slowly  making  their  way  through  the ¨¨^~;%$¤##
#¤$%;~^¨¨¨              dense forest.               ¨¨¨^~;%$¤#
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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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$%;~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~;%$
¤$%;~^¨¨¨¨ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¨¨¨¨^~;%$¤
#¤$%;~^¨¨¨ ¤ another thing about the machines:    ¤ ¨¨¨^~;%$¤#
##¤$%;~^¨¨ ¤ there's flesh inside them. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¨¨^~;%$¤##
###¤$%;~^¨ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ not meat, ¨^~;%$¤###
##¤$%;~^¨¨ but something like  a  liver, that  will ¨¨^~;%$¤##
#¤$%;~^¨¨¨  keep the railmakers internal chemistry  ¨¨¨^~;%$¤#
¤$%;~^¨¨¨¨ well  away  from their various exhausts. ¨¨¨¨^~;%$¤
$%;~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~;%$
%;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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