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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. #£@£^~:,,,
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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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