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&§^:..¨¨¨¨ & AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE & ¨¨¨¨..:^§&
¶§§§§^:~.¨ & WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP, & ¨.~:^§§§§¶
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&&^::~.¨¨¨ LITTLE, BUT ULTIMATELY WAIT IT OUT. ¨¨¨.~::^&&
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¶&^:~~.¨¨¨ ASSISTANCE. THIS IS VERY GOOD. ¨¨¨.~~:^&¶
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##@&§^:~.¨ 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 ¨.~:^§&¶@#
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@¶¶&§^:~.¨ 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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¶&§§^^:~.¨ 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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#@¶&§^:~.¨ & THERE'S FLESH INSIDE THEM. &&&&&&&&&&& ¨.~:^§&¶@#
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¶&&§^^:~.¨ BUT SOMETHING LIKE A LIVER, THAT WILL ¨.~:^^§&&¶
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##@&§^:~.¨ KEEP IT ALIVE, CAN CLEAN THE CREEK ¨.~:^§&@##
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