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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. .....^«^§§
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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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