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¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^^ Species Of Ferrophage Insect. Up And ^^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»^^$ Down The Train, Checking Bolts, Oiling $^^»~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~»^^$£ Joints, Drinking Coffee, Smoking £$^^»~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~»^^$ Furnace, Watching The Aurora borealis. $^^»~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^^ Twenty-Something Members Of The Crew, ^^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^ Most Of Which Were Mechanics, Or ^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~» Loaders, With Large And Hairy Hands »~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Me Featuring As The Cute And Asocial ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Radio Operator, Stationed In The Back ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Of The Kilometer-Long Train, Which ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ Served Me Good And Well. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^^ We Would Routinely Pick Up New Cars At ^^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»^^$ 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 #@£$^^»~¨¨
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¨¨¨~»^^$£@ I Call It In On The Walkie-Talkie. Not @£$^^»~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~»^^$£ Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing £$^^»~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»^^$ About It, And Appear Concerned As Well. $^^»~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~» After He'S Brought Me Coffee, I Dial »~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^ The Frequency From His Notebook, And ^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^^ After A While There'S A Reply In ^^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»^^$ 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 ^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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