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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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