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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 ,,,,,,,,,^
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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. ,,,,,,,,^~
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~^,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,^~
:~^,,,,,,, Call?" ,,,,,,,^~:
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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. ,,,,^~:^§@
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^:~^,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,^~
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