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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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