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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 §§==†~....
..~~††$$$£      ASSISTANCE. THIS IS VERY GOOD.      £$$$††~~..
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.....~†$$£ THE RAILMAKERS ARE SIEMENS-MANUFACTURED  £$$†~.....
.~«†=$§£@# BRICK-LIKE  THINGS. FIELDS  OF  GRAY AND #@£§$=†«~.
.~«†=$§£@#     TEAL, FLOODLIGHTS, THRUMMING AND     #@£§$=†«~.
.~«†=$§£@@ HISSING. TRILLING TO  EACH  OTHER,  LIKE @@£§$=†«~.
.~«†=$§£## LANGUAGE.  AND   HERE,  THREE  OF  THEM, ##£§$=†«~.
.~«†=$§£@# SLOWLY  MAKING  THEIR  WAY  THROUGH  THE #@£§$=†«~.
.~«†=$§£££              DENSE FOREST.               £££§$=†«~.
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.~«†=$§@## I'M  COMING UP ON  THEM FROM  BEHIND AND ##@§$=†«~.
...~«==§££ TO THE LEFT,  HIDDEN  BEHIND  THE  THICK ££§==«~...
.~«†=$§@## FOLIAGE.  THEIR  LIGHT  FINDS  THE  GAPS ##@§$=†«~.
...~†††$§£     BETWEEN THE LEAVES, CASTING RAYS     £§$†††~...
.~~~«==$£@ THROUGH THE  WET AIR,  PLAYING  OVER  MY @£$==«~~~.
.~«†=$§£@# FACE AND ARMS, AND MY WEAPON. I  QUICKLY #@£§$=†«~.
.~«†=$§£@# OVERTAKE THEM, CROUCH IN THE  DITCH MADE #@£§$=†«~.
...«««†$£@ BY THE  PREPROCESSOR, AND WATCH.  ONE OF @£$†«««...
.~«†=$§£@# THEM  IS   ALREADY  A   BIT  BEHIND  THE #@£§$=†«~.
.~«†=$$$§@ OTHERS.   IT    WILL   BE   MY   TARGET. @§$$$=†«~.
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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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