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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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,,,:~^£@£#      ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££      #£@£^~:,,,
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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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,,,:~^£@£#      ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££      #£@£^~:,,,
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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 ##£@£^~:,,
,:~^£@£###                Few Times.                ###£@£^~:,
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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 ###£@£^~:,
,,:~^£@£##                 Detour?"                 ##£@£^~:,,
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