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,,.~^%&¤¶# #¶¤&%^~.,,
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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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