,-«^*%#@## ##@#%*^«-,
,-«^*%##@@ @@##%*^«-,
,-«^*%%%## ##%%%*^«-,
,-«^*%##@# #@##%*^«-,
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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. @#***^---,
,,,,,,,«*# #*«,,,,,,,
,-«^*%##@# #@##%*^«-,
,-«^*%##@# ######################################## #@##%*^«-,
,-«^*%##@# # 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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