OR4NG3-CL4D TR41N-CL1MB3R CR3W, MOV1NG  
 4LONG  TH3 RUSTY  C4RGO  C4RS  L1K3 SOM3 
 SP3C1ES  OF F3RROPH4GE  1NS3CT.  UP  4ND 
 DOWN  TH3  TR41N, CH3CK1NG BOLTS, O1LING 
     JO1NTS, DR1NKING COFF3E, SMOK1NG     
               C1G4R3TTES.                
                                          
            
                                          
 W3  W3RE GO1NG SOUTH  THROUGH F1NL4ND 4T 
 TH3   T1M3,   SL3EP1NG   CLOS3   TO  TH3 
  FURN4C3, W4TCH1NG TH3 4URORA BOR3AL1S.  
   TW3NTY-SOM3TH1NG M3MBERS OF TH3 CR3W,  
 MOST  OF   WH1CH  W3RE   M3CH4N1CS,   OR 
 LO4D3RS,  W1TH  L4RG3  4ND  H41RY  H4NDS 
 TH4T  COULD SW4LLOW MY  3NT1RE BODY. 4ND 
 M3 F34TUR1NG  4S  TH3  CUT3 4ND  4SOC1AL 
 R4D1O OP3R4TOR, ST4T1ON3D  1N  TH3  B4CK 
    OF TH3 K1LOM3TER-LONG TR41N, WH1CH    
         S3RVED M3 GOOD 4ND W3LL.         
                                          
 4ND TH3N ON3 N1GHT,  TH3RE'S 4  M1SSIL3. 
 W3  WOULD ROUT1N3LY P1CK UP  N3W C4RS 4T 
 TH3 T41L, 4ND DROP  SOM3 OFF, 4S  4  W4Y 
 OF  34RN1NG  SOM3  3XTR4  MON3Y.  BUT  4 
 M1SSIL3, 4ND 4PP3AR1NG S1L3NTLY  1N  TH3 
 M1DDL3   OF  TH3  N1GHT   4T  TH4T?  NOT 
         3NT1RELY... COMFORT4BL3.         
                                          
 1 C4LL  1T  1N ON TH3 W4LK13-T4LK13. NOT 
 M4NY OTH3RS  4WAK3,  TH3Y  KNOW  NOTH1NG 
 4BOUT 1T, 4ND 4PP3AR  CONC3RNED 4S W3LL. 
                                          
            
                                          
 WH3N  1  F4LL  4WAK3  1N TH3  4FT3RNOON, 
 K4RL  1S  TH3RE,  SM1LING  4T  M3.  "H3Y 
 BOY,"  H3  S4YS, "W4NNA H3LP M3  M4K3  4 
                  C4LL?"                  
                                          
 4FT3R  H3'S  BROUGHT  M3  COFF3E, 1 D14L 
 TH3  FR3QUENCY  FROM  H1S  NOT3BOOK, 4ND 
 4FT3R  4   WH1L3  TH3RE'S   4  R3PLY  1N 
 P4N-SL4V1C.  K4RL  L4UGHS  4ND  M4K3S  4 
 R3PLY 1N TH3 S4M3  L4NGUAG3. 3VEN THOUGH 
 W3 BOTH  H4V3 H34DPHONES 1 C4N'T  FOLLOW 
 4T 4LL,  BUT 1 H34R TH3 WORD "M1SSIL3" 4 
                F3W T1M3S.                
                                          
 1'M  4LMOST SNOOZ1NG  4GA1N 4T  TH3 T1M3 
 K4RL PUTS DOWN TH3  H34DPHONES 4ND SL4PS 
 M3 ON  MY B4CK.  "4LLR1GHT BOY.  1  JUST 
 SOLD  4 M1SSIL3."  H3 PR4CT1CALLY  B34MS 
 4T M3, T3ETH F1L3D SH4RP. "W4NNA M4K3  4 
                 D3TOUR?"