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¨##¨####¨¨ # autonomous railmakers will notice    # ¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨#
#¨##¨¨¨#¨¨ # wildlife in their path and stop,     # ¨¨##¨¨####
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¨###¨#¨### 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.              #¨##¨¨####
#¨¨#¨¨#¨¨#                                          ##¨#¨#¨¨¨¨
#¨##¨##¨#¨ 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. ##¨¨¨###¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨#¨##                                          ¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
##¨¨¨###¨¨ 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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