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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. ¤¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨
¨¨¤¨¨¨¤¨¤¤ ¤¨¤¤¨¨¨¤¤¤
¤¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¤¤ 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?" ¨¤¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¤
¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨ ¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨¤¤
¤¤¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¨ 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?" ¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¤¤¤¨¨¤¨¤ ¤¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨¤ ¨¤¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨
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