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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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