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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.      ¨.=†*%§@##
#@¶§%*†=.¨                                          ¨.=†*%§¶@#
¶§§%*=¨¨¨¨  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.         ¨¨¨.††*%§@
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨=**§
¶%*†††=¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨=†††*%¶
§*===.¨¨¨¨ 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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