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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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