,,,^~*%&## ##&%*~^,,,
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,^~*%&#### ####&%*~^,
,,^~*%&### ###&%*~^,,
,,,^~*%&## ##&%*~^,,,
,,,,^~*%&# ######################################## #&%*~^,,,,
,,,,,^~*%& # AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE # &%*~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~*% # WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP, # %*~^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^~ 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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,,,,^~*%&# #&%*~^,,,,
,,,,,^~*%& &%*~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~*% %*~^,,,,,,