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#¤$^/-.,,, Along The Rusty Cargo Cars Like Some ,,,.-/^$¤#
¤$^/-.,,,, Species Of Ferrophage Insect. Up And ,,,,.-/^$¤
$^/-.,,,,, Down The Train, Checking Bolts, Oiling ,,,,,.-/^$
^/-.,,,,,, Joints, Drinking Coffee, Smoking ,,,,,,.-/^
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/-.,,,,,,, We Were Going South Through Finland At ,,,,,,,.-/
^/-.,,,,,, The Time, Sleeping Close To The ,,,,,,.-/^
$^/-.,,,,, Furnace, Watching The Aurora borealis. ,,,,,.-/^$
¤$^/-.,,,, Twenty-Something Members Of The Crew, ,,,,.-/^$¤
#¤$^/-.,,, Most Of Which Were Mechanics, Or ,,,.-/^$¤#
##¤$^/-.,, Loaders, With Large And Hairy Hands ,,.-/^$¤##
###¤$^/-., That Could Swallow My Entire Body. And ,.-/^$¤###
##¤$^/-.,, Me Featuring As The Cute And Asocial ,,.-/^$¤##
#¤$^/-.,,, Radio Operator, Stationed In The Back ,,,.-/^$¤#
¤$^/-.,,,, Of The Kilometer-Long Train, Which ,,,,.-/^$¤
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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 ,,,,,,.-/^
$^/-.,,,,, Pan-Slavic. Karl Laughs And Makes A ,,,,,.-/^$
¤$^/-.,,,, Reply In The Same Language. Even Though ,,,,.-/^$¤
#¤$^/-.,,, We Both Have Headphones I Can'T Follow ,,,.-/^$¤#
##¤$^/-.,, At All, But I Hear The Word "Missile" A ,,.-/^$¤##
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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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