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¨^»\†§&¶##  Orange-Clad Train-Climber Crew, Moving  ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Along The  Rusty  Cargo  Cars  Like Some ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Species  Of  Ferrophage  Insect. Up  And ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Down The Train, Checking  Bolts,  Oiling ##¶&§†\»^¨
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¨^»\†§&¶## The   Time,   Sleeping   Close  To   The ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶##  Furnace, Watching The Aurora borealis.  ##¶&§†\»^¨
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¨^»»»»\§¶# Most  Of   Which   Were  Mechanics,   Or #¶§\»»»»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Loaders,  With  Large  And  Hairy  Hands ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## That Could Swallow  My Entire Body.  And ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Me Featuring  As  The Cute  And  Asocial ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Radio  Operator, Stationed  In The  Back ##¶&§†\»^¨
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¨^»\†§&¶## And Then  One Night,  There'S A Missile. ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨¨¨¨»\†&&¶ We Would  Routinely  Pick Up New Cars At ¶&&†\»¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^\†&&& The Tail, And  Drop  Some  Off, As A Way &&&†\^¨¨¨¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Of  Earning  Some  Extra  Money.  But  A ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Missile,  And Appearing  Silently In The ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨¨^»»\†§§& Middle   Of   The  Night  At  That?  Not &§§†\»»^¨¨
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¨^»\†§&¶## I Call It In On  The Walkie-Talkie.  Not ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Many  Others  Awake,  They Know  Nothing ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## About It, And Appear Concerned  As Well. ##¶&§†\»^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^^»†& Boy,"  He  Says,  "Wanna Help  Me Make A &†»^^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^»\†§&¶## After  He'S  Brought Me Coffee,  I  Dial ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§¶### The  Frequency  From  His  Notebook, And ###¶§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## After   A  While  There'S  A   Reply  In ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Pan-Slavic.  Karl  Laughs  And  Makes  A ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## Reply In The Same Language.  Even Though ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§§§¶¶ We Both  Have Headphones I Can'T  Follow ¶¶§§§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶## At All, But I Hear The Word "Missile"  A ##¶&§†\»^¨
¨^»\†§&¶##                Few Times.                ##¶&§†\»^¨
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¨^»\†§&¶## I'M Almost Snoozing  Again At  The  Time ##¶&§†\»^¨
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¨^»\†§&¶## Me  On  My Back. "Allright  Boy.  I Just ##¶&§†\»^¨
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¨^»\†§&¶## At Me, Teeth Filed Sharp. "Wanna  Make A ##¶&§†\»^¨
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