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....~=*§@¶ ¶@§*=~....
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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. #¶@§*=~...
..~=*§@¶## ##¶@§*=~..
...~=*§@¶# 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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