####$*†»,¨                                          ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨                                          ¨¨,»†*$###
##$*†»,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,»†*$##
#$*†»,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,»†*$#
##$*†»,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,»†*$##
###$*†»,¨¨ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ¨¨,»†*$###
####$*†»,¨ § autonomous railmakers will notice    § ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨ § wildlife in their path and stop,     § ¨¨,»†*$###
##$*†»,¨¨¨ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ¨¨¨,»†*$##
#$*†»,¨¨¨¨ sound  a  horn,   nudge   the  animal  a ¨¨¨¨,»†*$#
##$*†»,¨¨¨ little,  but  ultimately  wait  it  out. ¨¨¨,»†*$##
###$*†»,¨¨ although  they  will  log video, no call ¨¨,»†*$###
####$*†»,¨ will   be   made    for    any   outside ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨      assistance. this is very good.      ¨¨,»†*$###
##$*†»,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,»†*$##
#$*†»,¨¨¨¨ the railmakers are siemens-manufactured  ¨¨¨¨,»†*$#
##$*†»,¨¨¨ brick-like  things. fields of  gray  and ¨¨¨,»†*$##
###$*†»,¨¨     teal, floodlights, thrumming and     ¨¨,»†*$###
####$*†»,¨ hissing. trilling to  each  other,  like ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨ language.   and  here,  three  of  them, ¨¨,»†*$###
##$*†»,¨¨¨ slowly  making  their  way  through  the ¨¨¨,»†*$##
#$*†»,¨¨¨¨               dense forest.              ¨¨¨¨,»†*$#
##$*†»,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,»†*$##
###$*†»,¨¨ i'm coming  up  on them from  behind and ¨¨,»†*$###
####$*†»,¨ to  the  left, hidden behind  the  thick ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨ foliage.  their  light  finds  the  gaps ¨¨,»†*$###
##$*†»,¨¨¨     between the leaves, casting rays     ¨¨¨,»†*$##
#$*†»,¨¨¨¨ through  the  wet  air, playing over  my ¨¨¨¨,»†*$#
##$*†»,¨¨¨ face and arms, and  my weapon. i quickly ¨¨¨,»†*$##
###$*†»,¨¨ overtake them, crouch  in the ditch made ¨¨,»†*$###
####$*†»,¨ by  the preprocessor,  and watch. one of ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨ them  is  already   a   bit  behind  the ¨¨,»†*$###
##$*†»,¨¨¨ others.   it   will    be   my   target. ¨¨¨,»†*$##
#$*†»,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,»†*$#
##$*†»,¨¨¨ just as the light  of the leading two is ¨¨¨,»†*$##
###$*†»,¨¨ dimming,  i deploy the rabbits, throwing ¨¨,»†*$###
####$*†»,¨ them  in  the  path  of   my  prey.  the ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨ creatures are yet alive,  but  maimed so ¨¨,»†*$###
##$*†»,¨¨¨ as  to be  unable  to  move -  they will ¨¨¨,»†*$##
#$*†»,¨¨¨¨ stay  in  the  path  of  the  railmaker, ¨¨¨¨,»†*$#
##$*†»,¨¨¨ forcing  it to pause, further separating ¨¨¨,»†*$##
###$*†»,¨¨         it from its two friends.         ¨¨,»†*$###
####$*†»,¨                                          ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨                                          ¨¨,»†*$###
##$*†»,¨¨¨ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ¨¨¨,»†*$##
#$*†»,¨¨¨¨ § another thing about the machines:    § ¨¨¨¨,»†*$#
##$*†»,¨¨¨ § there's flesh inside them. §§§§§§§§§§§ ¨¨¨,»†*$##
###$*†»,¨¨ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ not meat, ¨¨,»†*$###
####$*†»,¨ but  something  like a liver, that  will ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨  keep the railmakers internal chemistry  ¨¨,»†*$###
##$*†»,¨¨¨ well  away from their  various exhausts. ¨¨¨,»†*$##
#$*†»,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,»†*$#
##$*†»,¨¨¨ a liver that, as long  as you manage  to ¨¨¨,»†*$##
###$*†»,¨¨ keep  it  alive,  can  clean  the  creek ¨¨,»†*$###
####$*†»,¨ water  enough  for  it  to be drinkable. ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨                                          ¨¨,»†*$###
##$*†»,¨¨¨          which is why i'm here.          ¨¨¨,»†*$##
#$*†»,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,»†*$#
##$*†»,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,»†*$##
###$*†»,¨¨                                          ¨¨,»†*$###
####$*†»,¨                                          ¨,»†*$####
###$*†»,¨¨                                          ¨¨,»†*$###