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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, ,:;%*¤####
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###¤*%;~:, 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 ,:~;%*¤###
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#*;;;;~,,, 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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