,,,---»*#@ @#*»---,,,
,-»†*¤#@## ##@#¤*†»-,
,,,»††††¤# #¤††††»,,,
,-»†*¤#@## ##@#¤*†»-,
,-»†*¤#@## ##@#¤*†»-,
,-»†*¤#@## 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?" #@¤††-,,,,
,-»†*¤#@## ##@#¤*†»-,
,,,,-»**#@ @#**»-,,,,
,-»†*¤@### ###@¤*†»-,
,-»†*¤#@## ##@#¤*†»-,
,-»†*¤#@## ##@#¤*†»-,