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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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