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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.               ##@§@=\~.,
,.~\=@§@##                                          ##@§@=\~.,
,.~\=@§@## 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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,.~\=@§@## §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ##@§@=\~.,
,,,.~=@@@§ § 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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