¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/ /~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~/^$ ¤ 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. ¤$^/~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~/^$ $^/~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ the railmakers are siemens-manufactured ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/ brick-like things. fields of gray and /~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ teal, floodlights, thrumming and ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ hissing. trilling to each other, like ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ language. and here, three of them, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ slowly making their way through the ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ dense forest. ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/ /~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ i'm coming up on them from behind and ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~/^$ 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. $^/~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/ just as the light of the leading two is /~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ dimming, i deploy the rabbits, throwing ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ them in the path of my prey. the ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ creatures are yet alive, but maimed so ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ as to be unable to move - they will ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ stay in the path of the railmaker, ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/ forcing it to pause, further separating /~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ it from its two friends. ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~/^$ $^/~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~/^$¤ ¤$^/~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~/^$¤# ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ #¤$^/~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~/^$¤## ¤ 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. $^/~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/ a liver that, as long as you manage to /~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ keep it alive, can clean the creek ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ water enough for it to be drinkable. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ which is why i'm here. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/ /~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~/^$ $^/~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~/^$¤ ¤$^/~~¨¨¨¨