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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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