¨¨¨»»§§%## ##%§§»»¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~^^§%@ @%§^^~¨¨¨¨
¨~»^§%%@@# #@@%%§^»~¨
¨~»^§%@### ###@%§^»~¨
¨~»^§%@##@ @##@%§^»~¨
¨¨¨¨~»^%@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@%^»~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨»§§§@ @ 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. ##@#%§^»~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨»»§@ @§»»¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~»^§%@##@ 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. #@#@%§^»~¨
¨~»^§%@#@@ @@#@%§^»~¨
¨~»^§%@#@# #@#@%§^»~¨
¨~»^§%@##@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @##@%§^»~¨
¨¨¨~»^^%@@ @ 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. #%^»»»»~~¨
¨~»^§%@#@# #@#@%§^»~¨
¨~»^§%@#@# a liver that, as long as you manage to #@#@%§^»~¨
¨~»^§%@### keep it alive, can clean the creek ###@%§^»~¨
¨¨¨¨¨»»§%@ water enough for it to be drinkable. @%§»»¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨»§@@ @@§»¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~»^^§§@@# which is why i'm here. #@@§§^^»~¨
¨~»^§%@#@@ @@#@%§^»~¨
¨¨¨¨¨»§§@@ @@§§»¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~»§§%# #%§§»~¨¨¨¨
¨~»^§%#@## ##@#%§^»~¨
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