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##¶¤¤*†-,. ¤ 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. .....,†*¤¶
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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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