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,@,,,,@@@, ORANGE-CLAD TRAIN-CLIMBER CREW, MOVING @@@,,@,@@,
,,@,,,@,@@ ALONG THE RUSTY CARGO CARS LIKE SOME @,@@,,,@@@
@,,@,,,,@@ SPECIES OF FERROPHAGE INSECT. UP AND ,,@@@,,@,@
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,@@,,@,,,, JOINTS, DRINKING COFFEE, SMOKING @,,,@@@,,@
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@,@@,,,@@@ 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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@@,,,@,,,, 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 @@@,,,,,,@
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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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