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##¨¨#¨###¨ # autonomous railmakers will notice    # ¨###¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨#¨###¨¨# # 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 ¨¨##¨#¨¨#¨
####¨##¨## 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. ¨¨##¨¨##¨¨
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#¨¨#¨¨#¨##          which is why i'm here.          ¨#########
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