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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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,--=&£@### @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## ##@£&=--,,
,--=&£@### We Were Going South Through Finland At ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## The Time, Sleeping Close To The ##@£&=--,,
,--=&£@### Furnace, Watching The Aurora borealis. ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## 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. ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## ##@£&=--,,
,--=&£@### 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. ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## ##@£&=--,,
,--=&£@### I Call It In On The Walkie-Talkie. Not ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing ##@£&=--,,
,--=&£@### About It, And Appear Concerned As Well. ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## ##@£&=--,,
,--=&£@### @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## ##@£&=--,,
,--=&£@### When I Fall Awake In The Afternoon, ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## Karl Is There, Smiling At Me. "Hey ##@£&=--,,
,--=&£@### Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## Call?" ##@£&=--,,
,--=&£@### ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## 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. ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## ##@£&=--,,
,--=&£@### 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 ###@£&=--,
,,--=&£@## Detour?" ##@£&=--,,
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