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¨¨¨¨~;**§§ § wildlife in their path and stop,     § §§**;~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨..;£@ overtake them, crouch in  the ditch made @£;..¨¨¨¨¨
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¨.~;*£§@## others.   it   will   be   my    target. ##@§£*;~.¨
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¨.~;*£§@## 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 ##@§£*;~.¨
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¨.~;*£§@## § there's flesh inside them. §§§§§§§§§§§ ##@§£*;~.¨
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¨.~;*££§@# water  enough  for it  to  be drinkable. #@§££*;~.¨
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