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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. ###¨#¨###¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#                                          #¨¨####¨¨#
#¨##¨¨¨### 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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