,,,»»*§¤¤@ @¤¤§*»»,,,
,,,,,»^§@# #@§^»,,,,,
,:»^*§¤@## ##@¤§*^»:,
,:»^*§¤@## ##@¤§*^»:,
,,,,,,»^*¤ ¤*^»,,,,,,
,:»^^^*¤¤@ 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?" #@§*»,,,,,
,:»^*§¤@## ##@¤§*^»:,
,:»^*§¤@## ##@¤§*^»:,
,:»^****¤¤ ¤¤****^»:,
,:»^*§§¤@# #@¤§§*^»:,
,:»^*§¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤§*^»:,