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:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
%=:~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~:=%
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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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
%=:~:¨¨¨¨¨ 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.         ¨¨¨:~:=%¤@
#@¤%=:~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~:=%¤@#
##@¤%=:~:¨                                          ¨:~:=%¤@##
#@¤%=:~:¨¨ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¨¨:~:=%¤@#
@¤%=:~:¨¨¨ ¤ 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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%=:~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~:=%
=:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~: