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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.              ¨¨¨¨¨~=&&&
#$:::~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~:::$#
###&$=:~,¨ I'M COMING UP  ON THEM  FROM BEHIND  AND ¨,~:=$&###
##$$:::~,¨ TO THE  LEFT, HIDDEN  BEHIND  THE  THICK ¨,~:::$$##
###&$=:~,¨ FOLIAGE.  THEIR  LIGHT  FINDS  THE  GAPS ¨,~:=$&###
#$:,¨¨¨¨¨¨     BETWEEN THE LEAVES, CASTING RAYS     ¨¨¨¨¨¨,:$#
###&$=:~,¨ THROUGH  THE  WET  AIR,  PLAYING OVER MY ¨,~:=$&###
&$==:,¨¨¨¨ FACE AND ARMS,  AND MY WEAPON. I QUICKLY ¨¨¨¨,:==$&
###&$=:~,¨ OVERTAKE THEM,  CROUCH IN THE DITCH MADE ¨,~:=$&###
###&$=:~,¨ BY THE  PREPROCESSOR, AND WATCH. ONE  OF ¨,~:=$&###
&$:,¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEM  IS  ALREADY  A   BIT   BEHIND  THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨,:$&
#&$=:~¨¨¨¨ OTHERS.    IT   WILL   BE   MY   TARGET. ¨¨¨¨~:=$&#
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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, ¨¨¨¨~==&&&
###&$=:~,¨ BUT SOMETHING  LIKE A  LIVER,  THAT WILL ¨,~:=$&###
###&$=:~,¨  KEEP THE RAILMAKERS INTERNAL CHEMISTRY  ¨,~:=$&###
###&$=:~,¨ WELL  AWAY  FROM THEIR VARIOUS EXHAUSTS. ¨,~:=$&###
&=:,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,:=&
###&$=:~,¨ A  LIVER THAT, AS LONG AS YOU MANAGE  TO ¨,~:=$&###
&$==~~¨¨¨¨ KEEP  IT  ALIVE,  CAN  CLEAN  THE  CREEK ¨¨¨¨~~==$&
&$=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ WATER  ENOUGH  FOR  IT  TO BE DRINKABLE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=$&
#&===~~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~~===&#
##$:~¨¨¨¨¨          WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE.          ¨¨¨¨¨~:$##
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