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...,,,««^¤ Along The  Rusty  Cargo  Cars Like  Some ¤^««,,,...
.,«/^^§§§¶ Species  Of Ferrophage  Insect.  Up  And ¶§§§^^/«,.
....«//§¶# Down The  Train, Checking  Bolts, Oiling #¶§//«....
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.,«/^§¤¶## 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.         ##¶¤§^/«,.
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.,«/^§¤¶## 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.         ##¶¤§^/«,.
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.,«/^§¤¶## 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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.,«/^§¶### Karl  Is  There,  Smiling  At  Me.  "Hey ###¶§^/«,.
.,«/^§¤¶## Boy," He  Says, "Wanna  Help  Me Make  A ##¶¤§^/«,.
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....,«/§¤¶ 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.                ##¶¤§^/«,.
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......,/^¤ 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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