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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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