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§¨§§¨¨§¨¨§ Furnace, Watching The Aurora borealis. §¨¨¨¨§§§§¨
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§¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨ Loaders, With Large And Hairy Hands ¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§§§§¨§¨§§§ Me Featuring As The Cute And Asocial §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨ 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 §¨§§§§¨§¨§
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¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§ Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing ¨§§§¨§§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨ About It, And Appear Concerned As Well. ¨§¨¨§§¨§§§
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¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§ Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A ¨§§§§§§§¨§
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§§§¨§¨§¨§¨ 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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¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§ 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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