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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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