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¨¨¨¨#¨#¨#¨ # autonomous railmakers will notice    # ¨¨#¨¨¨##¨¨
¨¨¨¨###### # wildlife in their path and stop,     # ¨¨##¨¨#¨#¨
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#¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨ 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.         ¨¨#¨######
¨#¨#¨##¨##                                          #¨###¨¨¨¨¨
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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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