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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 @@,,@,,@,,
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,,,,,,,@@@ 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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,,,@,,,,,@ 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 ,,@,,,,,@@
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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 ,,@@@,,,,,
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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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