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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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