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##@&¤=/~-, Along The Rusty Cargo Cars Like Some ,-~/=¤&@##
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##@&¤=/~-, Down The Train, Checking Bolts, Oiling ,-~/=¤&@##
#@@&¤=/~-, Joints, Drinking Coffee, Smoking ,-~/=¤&@@#
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#@¤¤¤=/~-, The Time, Sleeping Close To The ,-~/=¤¤¤@#
#&&==~~~-, Furnace, Watching The Aurora borealis. ,-~~~==&&#
#&&&¤=/~-, Twenty-Something Members Of The Crew, ,-~/=¤&&&#
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@&¤¤¤=/~-, 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 ,-~/=¤&@##
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&¤=///--,, Entirely... Comfortable. ,,--///=¤&
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##@&¤=/~-, Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing ,-~/=¤&@##
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##@&¤=/~-, 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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