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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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