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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 ,&,,,,&,,,
,,,&,,,,,, 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. ,,&,,,,&,,
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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 &&,,,&&&,,
,,,,&,,&,, Few Times. &&&,,&,&&,
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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 ,,&,,,&&&,
,,,&&&,,,, Detour?" ,,,&,,&,&&
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