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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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