¨.~/†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%@#@                                          @#@%†/~.¨¨
¨.~/†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%@#@                                          @#@%†/~.¨¨
¨.~/†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%@#@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @#@%†/~.¨¨
¨.~/†%@#@# @ 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. #@#@%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%@#@                                          @#@%†/~.¨¨
¨.~/†%@#@# 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.         @#@%†/~.¨¨
¨.~/†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%@#@                                          @#@%†/~.¨¨
¨.~/†%@#@# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@#@%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%@#@ @ 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.          #@#@%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%@#@                                          @#@%†/~.¨¨
¨.~/†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%@#@                                          @#@%†/~.¨¨
¨.~/†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%@#@                                          @#@%†/~.¨¨