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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. ##@@@†;»^,
,^»;†@@@## ##@@@†;»^,
,^»†@@@### @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ###@@@†»^,
,^»»»††@@@ @@@††»»»^,
,^»;†@@@## 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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