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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. ¤*^†»,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,»†^*¤@ @¤*^†»,¨¨¨
¨¨,»†^*¤@@ 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?" #@@¤*^†»,¨
¨¨,»†^*¤@@ @@¤*^†»,¨¨
¨¨¨,»†^*¤@ 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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