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¨:~\%@£### i'm coming up on them from behind and ###£@%\~:¨
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¨:~\%@£@## foliage. their light finds the gaps ##@£@%\~:¨
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¨¨¨::~\@££ face and arms, and my weapon. i quickly ££@\~::¨¨¨
¨:~\%@£@@# overtake them, crouch in the ditch made #@@£@%\~:¨
¨:~\%@£@## by the preprocessor, and watch. one of ##@£@%\~:¨
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¨:~\%@£@## others. it will be my target. ##@£@%\~:¨
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¨:~\%@£@## them in the path of my prey. the ##@£@%\~:¨
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¨:~\\%%@£# as to be unable to move - they will #£@%%\\~:¨
¨:~%@£@### stay in the path of the railmaker, ###@£@%~:¨
¨:~\%@£@## forcing it to pause, further separating ##@£@%\~:¨
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¨:~\%@£@## £ there's flesh inside them. £££££££££££ ##@£@%\~:¨
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¨:~\%@£@## keep the railmakers internal chemistry ##@£@%\~:¨
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