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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. .....^-\†%
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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. ........^-
^......... .........^
-^........ 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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