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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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,,,,^$$§£# We Were Going  South  Through Finland At #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£## The   Time,   Sleeping   Close   To  The ##£§$$^,,,
,,^$$§£###  Furnace, Watching The Aurora borealis.  ###£§$$^,,
,,,^$$§£##   Twenty-Something Members Of The Crew,  ##£§$$^,,,
,,,,^$$§£# Most  Of   Which   Were  Mechanics,   Or #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£## Loaders,  With  Large  And  Hairy  Hands ##£§$$^,,,
,,^$$§£### That  Could Swallow My Entire  Body. And ###£§$$^,,
,,,^$$§£## Me  Featuring  As  The Cute And  Asocial ##£§$$^,,,
,,,,^$$§£# Radio  Operator, Stationed In  The  Back #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£##    Of The Kilometer-Long Train, Which    ##£§$$^,,,
,,^$$§£###         Served Me Good And Well.         ###£§$$^,,
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,,,,^$$§£# And Then One  Night,  There'S A Missile. #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£## We  Would  Routinely Pick Up New Cars At ##£§$$^,,,
,,^$$§£### The Tail, And  Drop  Some Off, As A  Way ###£§$$^,,
,,,^$$§£## Of  Earning  Some  Extra  Money.  But  A ##£§$$^,,,
,,,,^$$§£# Missile,  And  Appearing Silently In The #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£## Middle  Of  The  Night   At   That?  Not ##£§$$^,,,
,,^$$§£###         Entirely... Comfortable.         ###£§$$^,,
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,,,,^$$§£# I  Call It In  On The Walkie-Talkie. Not #£§$$^,,,,
,,,^$$§£## Many  Others  Awake,  They Know  Nothing ##£§$$^,,,
,,^$$§£### About It, And  Appear Concerned As Well. ###£§$$^,,
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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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