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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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,,,,,,«%$£ When  I Fall  Awake  In  The  Afternoon, £$%«,,,,,,
,^«;%$£@## Karl  Is  There,  Smiling  At  Me.  "Hey ##@£$%;«^,
,^«;%$£@## Boy," He Says,  "Wanna Help  Me  Make  A ##@£$%;«^,
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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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