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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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@##*$*«^,, ######################################## ,,^«*$*##@
#@##*$*«^, # ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE MACHINES:    # ,^«*$*##@#
@##*$*«^,, # THERE'S FLESH INSIDE THEM. ########### ,,^«*$*##@
##*$*«^,,, ############################## NOT MEAT, ,,,^«*$*##
@##*$*«^,, BUT  SOMETHING LIKE  A  LIVER, THAT WILL ,,^«*$*##@
#@##*$*«^,  KEEP THE RAILMAKERS INTERNAL CHEMISTRY  ,^«*$*##@#
@##*$*«^,, WELL AWAY FROM  THEIR VARIOUS  EXHAUSTS. ,,^«*$*##@
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@##*$*«^,, A LIVER THAT,  AS LONG  AS YOU MANAGE TO ,,^«*$*##@
#@##*$*«^, KEEP  IT  ALIVE,  CAN  CLEAN  THE  CREEK ,^«*$*##@#
@##*$*«^,, WATER ENOUGH  FOR  IT  TO  BE DRINKABLE. ,,^«*$*##@
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@##*$*«^,,          WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE.          ,,^«*$*##@
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