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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. ¤^^,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--^^$@ @$^^--¨¨¨¨
¨,-^^$¤### I Call It In On The Walkie-Talkie. Not ###¤$^^-,¨
¨,-^^$¤@## Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing ##@¤$^^-,¨
¨,-^^$¤¤¤¤ About It, And Appear Concerned As Well. ¤¤¤¤$^^-,¨
¨,-^^$¤@## ##@¤$^^-,¨
¨,-^^^^$¤¤ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¤¤$^^^^-,¨
¨,-^^¤@### ###@¤^^-,¨
¨¨¨-^^^$@# When I Fall Awake In The Afternoon, #@$^^^-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--^¤# 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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