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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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,,,,,¤¤,,, Cigarettes. ,,,,¤,,¤¤,
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¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 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. ,,,,,¤¤¤¤,
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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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¤,,¤¤,,¤¤, When I Fall Awake In The Afternoon, ¤,,,,¤¤¤¤¤
,,,,,,,,,, Karl Is There, Smiling At Me. "Hey ,,¤¤,,¤¤¤¤
,¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A ¤,,,,,,¤¤,
,,¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Call?" ,,¤¤¤¤,,,,
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,,,,¤¤¤¤,, 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. ¤¤,,¤,,¤¤,
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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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