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&.&.&..&.. & Autonomous Railmakers Will Notice & &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&&.& & Wildlife In Their Path And Stop, & &.&.&&..&.
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&.&.&.&&.& 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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&.&.&..&.. & 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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