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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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