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&...&.&&.. & 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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&.....&.&& & 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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