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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?" #@@&%%/-~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~//%& &%//~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~-/%%&@@# #@@&%%/-~¨
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