After walking out of Bethesda West with my most valuable loot, I continued walking southwest. I found a place to cross without getting myself wet in the Potomac. No critters or humans bothered me. I ended up walking into the little town of Springvale... Right into a couple more raiders. Fortunately, I was ready for them, as they announced themselves by yelling "Fresh meat!" But when you pit baseball bat against hunting rifle, rifle wins. The other guy has a revolver, but he barely winged me before I put a round through his skull. After looting them, I can see Megaton due south, and I headed that way. Turns out the entrance is on the south side, and I had to jog around it. I got to the south side, and noticed there's a guy up on the crow's nest but he doesn't have a gun. I wonder why? This is close to raider hideouts, and I guess they have to deal with raiders every once in a while. Anyway, there's a Protectron! I've heard of those, but never seen on...
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