,:-^%$@¶@# #@¶@$%^-:,
,,:-^%$@¶@ @¶@$%^-:,,
,,,:-^%$@¶ ¶@$%^-:,,,
,,,,:-^%$@ @$%^-:,,,,
,,,,,:-^%$ $%^-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-^% @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ %^-:,,,,,,
,,,,,:-^%$ @ 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. $%^-:,,,,,
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,,,:-^%$@¶ ¶@$%^-:,,,
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