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...^~:^£@# ¤ AUTONOMOUS RAILMAKERS WILL NOTICE ¤ #@£^:~^...
....^~:^£@ ¤ WILDLIFE IN THEIR PATH AND STOP, ¤ @£^:~^....
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......^~:^ 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. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ###@£^:~^.
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...^~:^£@# 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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