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¨,»\^*§£## brick-like things.  fields of  gray  and ##£§*^\»,¨
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¨,»\^*§£££ face and arms, and  my weapon. i quickly £££§*^\»,¨
¨,»\^*§§£# overtake them, crouch in  the ditch made #£§§*^\»,¨
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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, #§*^»,¨¨¨¨
¨,»\^*§£## forcing it to  pause, further separating ##£§*^\»,¨
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¨,»\^*§£££  keep the railmakers internal chemistry  £££§*^\»,¨
¨,»\^*§§§§ well away from  their  various exhausts. §§§§*^\»,¨
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¨,»\^*§£## water  enough  for it to  be  drinkable. ##£§*^\»,¨
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