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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. ###&¤*=~^¨
¨^~=*¤&@## ##@&¤*=~^¨
¨¨¨¨~*¤&&@ WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. @&&¤*~¨¨¨¨
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