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¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@                                          @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†$¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤$†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ ¤ autonomous railmakers will notice    ¤ @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@# ¤ wildlife in their path and stop,     ¤ #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$¤@## ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$¤@### sound   a  horn,  nudge   the  animal  a ###@¤$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$¤@## little,  but  ultimately  wait  it  out. ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@# although  they will  log video,  no call #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ will   be    made   for    any   outside @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†$¤      assistance. this is very good.      ¤$†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@                                          @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@#  the railmakers are siemens-manufactured #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$¤@## brick-like things. fields  of  gray  and ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$¤@###     teal, floodlights, thrumming and     ###@¤$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$¤@## hissing.  trilling to  each other,  like ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@# language.  and  here,  three  of   them, #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ slowly  making  their  way  through  the @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†$¤              dense forest.               ¤$†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@                                          @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@# i'm coming  up on them from  behind  and #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$¤@## to  the  left, hidden  behind the  thick ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$¤@### foliage.  their  light  finds  the  gaps ###@¤$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$¤@##     between the leaves, casting rays     ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@# through  the wet  air,  playing  over my #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ face  and arms, and my weapon. i quickly @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†$¤ overtake them, crouch in the ditch  made ¤$†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ by  the preprocessor,  and watch. one of @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@# them  is   already  a   bit  behind  the #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$¤@## others.    it   will   be   my   target. ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$¤@###                                          ###@¤$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$¤@## just as the light of the  leading two is ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@# dimming,  i deploy the rabbits, throwing #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ them   in  the  path  of  my  prey.  the @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†$¤ creatures are  yet alive,  but maimed so ¤$†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ as  to be  unable  to  move - they  will @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@# stay  in  the  path  of  the  railmaker, #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$¤@## forcing  it to pause, further separating ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$¤@###         it from its two friends.         ###@¤$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$¤@##                                          ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@#                                          #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†$¤ ¤ another thing about the machines:    ¤ ¤$†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ ¤ there's flesh inside them. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@# ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ not meat, #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$¤@## but something like  a liver,  that  will ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$¤@###  keep the railmakers internal chemistry  ###@¤$†=:¨
¨¨:=†$¤@## well  away from  their various exhausts. ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@#                                          #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ a  liver that,  as long as you manage to @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†$¤ keep  it  alive,  can  clean  the  creek ¤$†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@ water  enough  for  it to be  drinkable. @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=†$¤@#                                          #@¤$†=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=†$¤@##          which is why i'm here.          ##@¤$†=:¨¨
¨:=†$¤@###                                          ###@¤$†=:¨
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¨¨¨¨:=†$¤@                                          @¤$†=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=†$¤                                          ¤$†=:¨¨¨¨¨