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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. ¤§*,,,,,,,
,,»*§§¤£@# #@£¤§§*»,,
,,,,»*§§¤¤ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ ¤¤§§*»,,,,
,,,,,,*§§£ £§§*,,,,,,
,,»*§§¤£@# 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?" ¤¤§*»,,,,,
,,»*§§¤£@@ @@£¤§§*»,,
,,,,**§§£@ @£§§**,,,,
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