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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 @@**//,¨¨¨
¨,-/*$@@## Entirely... Comfortable. ##@@$*/-,¨
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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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¨,-/*$@@## When I Fall Awake In The Afternoon, ##@@$*/-,¨
¨,-/*$@@## Karl Is There, Smiling At Me. "Hey ##@@$*/-,¨
¨,-/*$@@## Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A ##@@$*/-,¨
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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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