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.