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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. ,,,,,,,,,-
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^«-,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,-«^^
$^^«-,,,,, keep the railmakers internal chemistry ,,,,,-«^^$
&$^^«-,,,, well away from their various exhausts. ,,,,-«^^$&
#&$^^«-,,, ,,,-«^^$&#
##&$^^«-,, a liver that, as long as you manage to ,,-«^^$&##
###&$^^«-, keep it alive, can clean the creek ,-«^^$&###
##&$^^«-,, water enough for it to be drinkable. ,,-«^^$&##
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&$^^«-,,,, which is why i'm here. ,,,,-«^^$&
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