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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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