,,,,,~»=%¤ ¤%=»~,,,,,
,,,,~»=%¤@ @¤%=»~,,,,
,,,~»=%¤@@ @@¤%=»~,,,
,,~»=%¤@@# #@@¤%=»~,,
,~»=%¤@@## ##@@¤%=»~,
,,~»=%¤@@# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@@¤%=»~,,
,,,~»=%¤@@ @ 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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