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.      
                                          
 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.               
                                          
 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. 
                                          
 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.         
                                          
                                          
  
  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. 
                                          
 A Liver That, As Long  As You Manage  To 
 Keep  It  Alive,  Can  Clean  The  Creek 
 Water  Enough For  It  To  Be Drinkable. 
                                          
          Which Is Why I'M Here.