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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. ¨¨¨¨-«/†%&
%†/«-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-«/†%
†/«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«/†
/«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«/
«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ & 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«/
†/«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«/†
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