,:~\%%@£## ##£@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@£## ##£@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@£## ##£@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@£## ##£@%%\~:,
,:~\\\%%£# #£%%\\\~:,
,:~\%%@£## 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. ##£@%%\~:,
,,,,,,~\%@ @%\~,,,,,,
,,:::\\%%@ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ @%%\\:::,,
,:~\%%@£## ##£@%%\~:,
,,,,,:~~%@ 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?" ##£@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@@££ ££@@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@£## ##£@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@£## ##£@%%\~:,
,:~\%%@£## ##£@%%\~:,
,,,,:~%%@# #@%%~:,,,,