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####£¤^»^. foliage. their light finds the gaps .^»^¤£####
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###£¤†^»^. face and arms, and my weapon. i quickly .^»^†¤£###
£¤^^^^.... overtake them, crouch in the ditch made ....^^^^¤£
£¤^^^^^... by the preprocessor, and watch. one of ...^^^^^¤£
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#¤^»...... others. it will be my target. ......»^¤#
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###£¤†^»^. 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, ...^»^††££
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###£¤†^»^. it from its two friends. .^»^†¤£###
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