,,-/*§####                                          ####§*/-,,
,,-/$*§###                                          ###§*$/-,,
,,,,,,-$$§                                          §$$-,,,,,,
,,-/$*§###                                          ###§*$/-,,
,,-/$*§###                                          ###§*$/-,,
,,-/$*####  Orange-Clad Train-Climber Crew, Moving  ####*$/-,,
,,,,,,//*# 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 #**/-,,,,,
,,-/$*§### Me  On My  Back.  "Allright Boy.  I Just ###§*$/-,,
,,-/$*§### Sold  A Missile."  He  Practically Beams ###§*$/-,,
,,-//$**## At Me, Teeth Filed Sharp.  "Wanna Make A ##**$//-,,
,,-/$*§###                 Detour?"                 ###§*$/-,,
,,,-//$§##                                          ##§$//-,,,
,,-/$*§###                                          ###§*$/-,,
,,-/$*§###                                          ###§*$/-,,
,,,,,/$§§#                                          #§§$/,,,,,
,,-/$*§###                                          ###§*$/-,,