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.......^~† @ AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE @ †~^.......
........^~ @ 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 $*†~^.....
......^~†* FOLIAGE. THEIR LIGHT FINDS THE GAPS *†~^......
.......^~† BETWEEN THE LEAVES, CASTING RAYS †~^.......
........^~ THROUGH THE WET AIR, PLAYING OVER MY ~^........
.........^ FACE AND ARMS, AND MY WEAPON. I QUICKLY ^.........
.......... OVERTAKE THEM, CROUCH IN THE DITCH MADE ..........
.......... BY THE PREPROCESSOR, AND WATCH. ONE OF ..........
.......... THEM IS ALREADY A BIT BEHIND THE ..........
.........^ OTHERS. IT WILL BE MY TARGET. ^.........
........^~ ~^........
.......^~† JUST AS THE LIGHT OF THE LEADING TWO IS †~^.......
......^~†* DIMMING, I DEPLOY THE RABBITS, THROWING *†~^......
.....^~†*$ 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. @@@$*†~^..
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......^~†* @ ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE MACHINES: @ *†~^......
.......^~† @ THERE'S FLESH INSIDE THEM. @@@@@@@@@@@ †~^.......
........^~ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ NOT MEAT, ~^........
.........^ BUT SOMETHING LIKE A LIVER, THAT WILL ^.........
.......... KEEP THE RAILMAKERS INTERNAL CHEMISTRY ..........
.......... WELL AWAY FROM THEIR VARIOUS EXHAUSTS. ..........
.......... ..........
.........^ A LIVER THAT, AS LONG AS YOU MANAGE TO ^.........
........^~ KEEP IT ALIVE, CAN CLEAN THE CREEK ~^........
.......^~† WATER ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE DRINKABLE. †~^.......
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.....^~†*$ WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. $*†~^.....
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