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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.      #&§=««¨¨¨¨
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¨~«=%§&###  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.              ###&§%=«~¨
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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 &&%%%««¨¨¨
¨~«=%§&### THEM  IS  ALREADY  A   BIT   BEHIND  THE ###&§%=«~¨
¨~«=%§&### OTHERS.    IT   WILL   BE   MY   TARGET. ###&§%=«~¨
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¨¨¨¨«=%%&# 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. ##§=~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~~«=%§# 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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