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.......~»: Teal, Floodlights, Thrumming And :»~.......
........~» Hissing. Trilling To Each Other, Like »~........
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.....~»:§& Foliage. Their Light Finds The Gaps &§:»~.....
....~»:§&£ Between The Leaves, Casting Rays £&§:»~....
...~»:§&£# Through The Wet Air, Playing Over My #£&§:»~...
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........~» 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 »~........
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