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,,,,,,,,,, £ 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 ,,,,,,,,:~
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**~:,,,,,, assistance. this is very good. ,,,,,,:~**
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###£$**~:, hissing. trilling to each other, like ,:~**$£###
##£$**~:,, language. and here, three of them, ,,:~**$£##
#£$**~:,,, slowly making their way through the ,,,:~**$£#
£$**~:,,,, dense forest. ,,,,:~**$£
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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 ,,,,,,,,,:
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*~:,,,,,,, others. it will be my target. ,,,,,,,:~*
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£$**~:,,,, dimming, i deploy the rabbits, throwing ,,,,:~**$£
#£$**~:,,, them in the path of my prey. the ,,,:~**$£#
##£$**~:,, creatures are yet alive, but maimed so ,,:~**$£##
###£$**~:, as to be unable to move - they will ,:~**$£###
##£$**~:,, stay in the path of the railmaker, ,,:~**$£##
#£$**~:,,, forcing it to pause, further separating ,,,:~**$£#
£$**~:,,,, it from its two friends. ,,,,:~**$£
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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. ,,,,,,,,,:
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*~:,,,,,,, a liver that, as long as you manage to ,,,,,,,:~*
**~:,,,,,, keep it alive, can clean the creek ,,,,,,:~**
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