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&.&..&..&& Brick-Like Things. Fields Of Gray And &.&..&&.&.
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....&&.&&& Hissing. Trilling To Each Other, Like &&..&&&&..
....&.&&.. Language. And Here, Three Of Them, ..&.&...&.
....&&&.&. Slowly Making Their Way Through The ..&&&&..&&
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..&....&.& 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 &....&..&.
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...&&&&..& 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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&.&&..&&&& & 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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