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.^~:$&&£## & Autonomous Railmakers Will Notice    & ##£&&$:~^.
......~$&£ & Wildlife In Their Path And Stop,     & £&$~......
.^~:$&&£## &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ##£&&$:~^.
.^~:$&&£## Sound   A  Horn,   Nudge  The  Animal  A ##£&&$:~^.
.^~:$&&£## Little,  But  Ultimately  Wait  It  Out. ##£&&$:~^.
.^~:$&&££# Although  They  Will Log Video, No  Call #££&&$:~^.
^~:$&&£### Will    Be    Made   For   Any   Outside ###£&&$:~^
.^~:$&&£##      Assistance. This Is Very Good.      ##£&&$:~^.
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...^:$$&&& The Railmakers Are Siemens-Manufactured  &&&$$:^...
.^~:::$&&& Brick-Like Things.  Fields Of  Gray  And &&&$:::~^.
.^~:$&&£##     Teal, Floodlights, Thrumming And     ##£&&$:~^.
.^^^~:$&&& Hissing. Trilling  To Each  Other,  Like &&&$:~^^^.
.^~:$&&£## Language.  And  Here,  Three   Of  Them, ##£&&$:~^.
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.^~:$&&££#              Dense Forest.               #££&&$:~^.
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......^:&£ I'M  Coming  Up  On Them From Behind And £&:^......
.^~:&&£### To  The  Left,  Hidden Behind  The Thick ###£&&:~^.
......~$&£ Foliage.  Their  Light  Finds  The  Gaps £&$~......
...^::$$&&     Between The Leaves, Casting Rays     &&$$::^...
.^~:$&&£## Through  The Wet  Air, Playing  Over  My ##£&&$:~^.
.^~:$&&£## Face And Arms, And My Weapon. I  Quickly ##£&&$:~^.
.^~:$&&£## Overtake Them, Crouch In The  Ditch Made ##£&&$:~^.
.^~:$&&£## By The Preprocessor, And  Watch. One  Of ##£&&$:~^.
.^~:$&&£## Them  Is  Already  A   Bit  Behind   The ##£&&$:~^.
.^~:$&&£## Others.   It   Will    Be   My   Target. ##£&&$:~^.
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.^~:$&&£## Just As The  Light Of The Leading Two Is ##£&&$:~^.
.^~:$&&£## Dimming,  I Deploy The Rabbits, Throwing ##£&&$:~^.
......~:$& Them  In  The   Path  Of  My  Prey.  The &$:~......
.^~:$&&£## Creatures  Are Yet Alive,  But Maimed So ##£&&$:~^.
....~$$&£# As To  Be Unable  To  Move  - They  Will #£&$$~....
.^~:$&&£## Stay  In  The  Path  Of  The  Railmaker, ##£&&$:~^.
...^~~$&&# Forcing It  To Pause, Further Separating #&&$~~^...
.^~:$&&£##         It From Its Two Friends.         ##£&&$:~^.
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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. &&::^.....
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.^~:$&&£## A Liver That,  As Long As You Manage  To ##£&&$:~^.
....^~:&&& Keep  It  Alive,  Can  Clean  The  Creek &&&:~^....
.^~~~~::&£ Water  Enough  For It  To Be  Drinkable. £&::~~~~^.
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.^~:$&&£##          Which Is Why I'M Here.          ##£&&$:~^.
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