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,.«:^£#### 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 ####£^:«.,
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,.«:^^^£## FOLIAGE. THEIR LIGHT FINDS THE GAPS ##£^^^:«.,
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,,,,,,«^£# FACE AND ARMS, AND MY WEAPON. I QUICKLY #£^«,,,,,,
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,,,,,.::£# OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. #£::.,,,,,
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,.«:^£#### STAY IN THE PATH OF THE RAILMAKER, ####£^:«.,
,.«:^£#### FORCING IT TO PAUSE, FURTHER SEPARATING ####£^:«.,
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