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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. §§§§%%:~-,
,-~:%%§### ###§%%:~-,
,,,,---:%@ 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. @%:-,,,,,,
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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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