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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. ####¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ¨¨¨¨#####¨
##¨¨¨¨##¨¨ ###¨¨###¨¨
¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨ 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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