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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. ###@@*^/-,
,,-/^*@@## ##@@*^/-,,
,,,-/^*@@# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@@*^/-,,,
,,,,-/^*@@ @@*^/-,,,,
,,,,,-/^*@ 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. #@@*^/-,,,
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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?" @@*^/-,,,,
,,,-/^*@@# #@@*^/-,,,
,,-/^*@@## 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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,,,,,,-/^* *^/-,,,,,,
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