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#£¤§=;~-,, Species Of Ferrophage Insect. Up And ,,-~;=§¤£#
##£¤§=;~-, 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, ,,-~;=§¤£#
£¤§=;~-,,, 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 ,,-~;=§¤£#
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#£¤§=;~-,, 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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#£¤§=;~-,, 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 ,,-~;=§¤£#
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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 ,,-~;=§¤£#
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#£¤§=;~-,, At All, But I Hear The Word "Missile" A ,,-~;=§¤£#
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#£¤§=;~-,, 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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