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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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,,^$$§£### When I Fall Awake In The Afternoon, ###£§$$^,,
,,,^$$§£## Karl Is There, Smiling At Me. "Hey ##£§$$^,,,
,,,,^$$§£# Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£## Call?" ##£§$$^,,,
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,,,^$$§£## After He'S Brought Me Coffee, I Dial ##£§$$^,,,
,,,,^$$§£# The Frequency From His Notebook, And #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£## After A While There'S A Reply In ##£§$$^,,,
,,^$$§£### Pan-Slavic. Karl Laughs And Makes A ###£§$$^,,
,,,^$$§£## Reply In The Same Language. Even Though ##£§$$^,,,
,,,,^$$§£# We Both Have Headphones I Can'T Follow #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£## At All, But I Hear The Word "Missile" A ##£§$$^,,,
,,^$$§£### Few Times. ###£§$$^,,
,,,^$$§£## ##£§$$^,,,
,,,,^$$§£# I'M Almost Snoozing Again At The Time #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£## Karl Puts Down The Headphones And Slaps ##£§$$^,,,
,,^$$§£### Me On My Back. "Allright Boy. I Just ###£§$$^,,
,,,^$$§£## Sold A Missile." He Practically Beams ##£§$$^,,,
,,,,^$$§£# At Me, Teeth Filed Sharp. "Wanna Make A #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£## Detour?" ##£§$$^,,,
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