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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. *~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~*† †*~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~*†% 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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