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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.         ##@#£†*=-¨
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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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