,,»=†%@### ###@%†=»,,
,,,,,,==%@ @%==,,,,,,
,,,,,»»=†@ @†=»»,,,,,
,»=†%@#@## ##@#@%†=»,
,,»=†%@#@@ @@#@%†=»,,
,,,,,=†%%@ 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. #@#@%†=»,,
,,»====%@@ @@%====»,,
,,»=†%@### ############################## ###@%†=»,,
,,»=†%@#@# #@#@%†=»,,
,,=†%@#@## 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. @@#@%†=»,,
,,»=†%@#@# #@#@%†=»,,
,,,,,,»†@@ 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. #@#@%†=»,,
,,,»=†%%#@ @#%%†=»,,,
,,,,,»†%#@ I CALL IT IN ON THE WALKIE-TALKIE. NOT @#%†»,,,,,
,,»=†%@### MANY OTHERS AWAKE, THEY KNOW NOTHING ###@%†=»,,
,,»=†%@#@@ ABOUT IT, AND APPEAR CONCERNED AS WELL. @@#@%†=»,,
,,,,,»=%@@ @@%=»,,,,,
,,»»==%%@# ############################## #@%%==»»,,
,,,,,,»†@@ @@†»,,,,,,
,,»=†%@#@# WHEN I FALL AWAKE IN THE AFTERNOON, #@#@%†=»,,
,,»=†%@#@# KARL IS THERE, SMILING AT ME. "HEY #@#@%†=»,,
,,»=†%@#@# BOY," HE SAYS, "WANNA HELP ME MAKE A #@#@%†=»,,
,,,,,,»††@ CALL?" @††»,,,,,,
,,»=†%@#@# #@#@%†=»,,
,,,,,,»=%@ 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. @†»,,,,,,,
,,»=†%@#@@ @@#@%†=»,,
,,»=†%@### 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?" #@#@%†=»,,
,,»=†%@#@# #@#@%†=»,,
,,»=†%@#@# #@#@%†=»,,
,,»=†%@#@@ @@#@%†=»,,
,,»=†%@#@@ @@#@%†=»,,
,,,,,»†††@ @†††»,,,,,