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.-«†$$#£## # autonomous railmakers will notice    # ##£#$$†«-.
.-«†$$#£## # wildlife in their path and stop,     # ##£#$$†«-.
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.-«†$$#£## language.  and   here,  three  of  them, ##£#$$†«-.
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.-«†$$#£## i'm  coming up on them from  behind  and ##£#$$†«-.
.-«†$$#£## to  the left, hidden  behind  the  thick ##£#$$†«-.
.-«†$$#£## foliage.  their  light  finds  the  gaps ##£#$$†«-.
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.-«†$$#£## as  to  be  unable to move  -  they will ##£#$$†«-.
.-«†$$$##£ stay  in  the  path  of  the  railmaker, £##$$$†«-.
.-«†$$#£## forcing it to pause, further  separating ##£#$$†«-.
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.-«†$$#£## # there's flesh inside them. ########### ##£#$$†«-.
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...--†$#£# water  enough for it  to  be  drinkable. #£#$†--...
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