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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, ...&......
.&....&... Slowly Making Their Way Through The &...&.....
..&....&.. 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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