,.-:::^$@@ @@$^:::-.,
,.-::^^@@@ @@@^^::-.,
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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 @@^---,,,,
,,,,.:^$@@ Detour?" @@$^:.,,,,
,,,,,--:^@ @^:--,,,,,
,.-:^$@@## ##@@$^:-.,
,,,.-^$$$@ @$$$^-.,,,
,,,,.:^^^@ @^^^:.,,,,
,.-:^$@@@# #@@@$^:-.,