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He waits at the rainfield's edge.  Conditions are perfect for wild rainbows.  Grappling gear ready in his truck, he sights along dips in the cloud-line, hoping to predict where the best rainbows might land.  He must get them before they take hold.  With a latch unmade and undamaged, a rainbow will fetch a premium on the market.  But he cannot be reckless.  Focus on the capture with one eye, danger with the other.  Monochromatic thieves wait to steal any freshly harvested rainbow.  They think nothing of damaging a legitimate harvester.  Look for spots of white light, the rustlers' telltale deformity.