.,~;**§@## ##@§**;~,.
.,~;**§@@# #@@§**;~,.
.,~;**§@@# #@@§**;~,.
.,;**§@@## ##@@§**;,.
...~;;;*§@ @§*;;;~...
.,~;**§@@# 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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.,~;**§@@# #@@§**;~,.