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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     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«%&
#@¶&$%:«.¨ THROUGH THE  WET  AIR, PLAYING  OVER  MY ¨.«:%$&¶@#
##@&$%:«.¨ FACE AND ARMS, AND MY  WEAPON. I QUICKLY ¨.«:%$&@##
@¶&&$%:«.¨ OVERTAKE THEM, CROUCH IN  THE DITCH MADE ¨.«:%$&&¶@
#@¶&$%:«.¨ BY THE PREPROCESSOR, AND  WATCH.  ONE OF ¨.«:%$&¶@#
#@¶&$%:«.¨ THEM   IS  ALREADY   A  BIT  BEHIND  THE ¨.«:%$&¶@#
¶¶&&$%:«.¨ OTHERS.   IT    WILL   BE   MY   TARGET. ¨.«:%$&&¶¶
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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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@¶¶&$%:«.¨ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ¨.«:%$&¶¶@
##¶&$%:«.¨ & ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE MACHINES:    & ¨.«:%$&¶##
##¶&$%:«.¨ & THERE'S FLESH INSIDE THEM. &&&&&&&&&&& ¨.«:%$&¶##
#@¶&$%:«.¨ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& NOT MEAT, ¨.«:%$&¶@#
#@¶&$%:«.¨ BUT  SOMETHING  LIKE A LIVER,  THAT WILL ¨.«:%$&¶@#
@&%«.¨¨¨¨¨  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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