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¨¨¨¨¨«%§§#  Furnace, Watching The Aurora borealis.  #§§%«¨¨¨¨¨
¨~«/%§£#@#  Twenty-Something Members Of The Crew,   #@#£§%/«~¨
¨~«/%§£@## Most  Of   Which   Were  Mechanics,   Or ##@£§%/«~¨
¨¨¨¨~/§§££ Loaders,  With  Large  And  Hairy  Hands ££§§/~¨¨¨¨
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¨~«/%§£#@# Radio Operator, Stationed  In  The  Back #@#£§%/«~¨
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¨~«/%§£#@#         Served Me Good And Well.         #@#£§%/«~¨
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¨~«/%§£#@# We Would Routinely  Pick  Up New Cars At #@#£§%/«~¨
¨~«/%%%§££ The Tail,  And Drop Some  Off, As A  Way ££§%%%/«~¨
¨¨¨¨¨«%§§£ Of  Earning  Some  Extra  Money.  But  A £§§%«¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~«/%§£#@# Many  Others  Awake, They  Know  Nothing #@#£§%/«~¨
¨¨¨¨~//§#@ About It, And Appear Concerned As  Well. @#§//~¨¨¨¨
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¨~«/%§£#@@ Karl  Is  There,  Smiling  At  Me.  "Hey @@#£§%/«~¨
¨~«/%§£#@# Boy," He Says,  "Wanna  Help Me  Make  A #@#£§%/«~¨
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¨~«/%§£#@# The  Frequency  From  His  Notebook, And #@#£§%/«~¨
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¨¨¨¨~//%§# Reply  In The Same Language. Even Though #§%//~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨«//§# We Both  Have Headphones I  Can'T Follow #§//«¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~«/%§£#@# Karl Puts  Down The Headphones And Slaps #@#£§%/«~¨
¨¨¨¨~//§#@ Me  On  My  Back. "Allright Boy. I  Just @#§//~¨¨¨¨
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