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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«=
==«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ Joints, Drinking Coffee, Smoking ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«==
&==«~¨¨¨¨¨ Cigarettes. ¨¨¨¨¨~«==&
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#@§&==«~¨¨ The Time, Sleeping Close To The ¨¨~«==&§@#
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§&==«~¨¨¨¨ Twenty-Something Members Of The Crew, ¨¨¨¨~«==&§
&==«~¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Of The Kilometer-Long Train, Which ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Served Me Good And Well. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
=«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Entirely... Comfortable. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«=
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§&==«~¨¨¨¨ Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing ¨¨¨¨~«==&§
@§&==«~¨¨¨ About It, And Appear Concerned As Well. ¨¨¨~«==&§@
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§&==«~¨¨¨¨ Karl Is There, Smiling At Me. "Hey ¨¨¨¨~«==&§
&==«~¨¨¨¨¨ Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A ¨¨¨¨¨~«==&
==«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ Call?" ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«==
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Karl Puts Down The Headphones And Slaps ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
=«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Me On My Back. "Allright Boy. I Just ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«=
==«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ Sold A Missile." He Practically Beams ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«==
&==«~¨¨¨¨¨ At Me, Teeth Filed Sharp. "Wanna Make A ¨¨¨¨¨~«==&
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