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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. ,@,@@,,,@@
,,@,@,,@,,                                          @@@,@,,@,,
,@@@@,@@,@      ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶      ,,@@@,@@,,
@,,,@@,@@@                                          ,@,,@@,@,,
@,,@,@@,,@ 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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