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.