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...&....&& & Wildlife In Their Path And Stop, & ..........
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&..&...... Sound A Horn, Nudge The Animal A &&&&&&&&&&
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.&&&..&&.. 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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&&&&&..... Which Is Why I'M Here. ...&......
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