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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. ##@§%^:=.¨
¨.=:^%§@## ##@§%^:=.¨
¨¨¨¨¨..:^§ 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. §§%^^:...¨
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¨.=:^%§@## ##@§%^:=.¨
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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. §%^:.....¨
¨.=:^%§@## ##@§%^:=.¨
¨.=:^%§@## WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE. ##@§%^:=.¨
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