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