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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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