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..»*%$£@## Species Of Ferrophage Insect. Up And ##@£$%*»..
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..»*%$£@@# The Time, Sleeping Close To The #@@£$%*»..
..»*%$£@## Furnace, Watching The Aurora borealis. ##@£$%*»..
....»»»*%£ 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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..»*%$£@## Pan-Slavic. Karl Laughs And Makes A ##@£$%*»..
..»*%$£@## Reply In The Same Language. Even Though ##@£$%*»..
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