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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/ 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?" ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/ /~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/% %/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~/%* *%/~:¨¨¨¨¨