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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 ,@@@,,@,,,
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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. ,@@,,@,,@,
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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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,@@,,@,,@, 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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@@,,,@,@@, WHEN I FALL AWAKE IN THE AFTERNOON, ,,,@@@,,@,
@@@,,,,@@@ 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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