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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. ,,,,,~†%¤#
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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. ,,,,,,~†%¤
#¤%†~,,,,, ,,,,,~†%¤#
@#¤%†~,,,, 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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