¨§§§¨¨§§¨§                                          §§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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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.               ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§      ##############################      §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§ 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. §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨
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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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