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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.                @@,,,,@,,,
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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.         @,@,,,,@@,
@@@@,@,@,,                                          @@@,,,@,@@
,,,@@@@@,, 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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@,@@@,,@@,      ##############################      ,,@,@@,,@@
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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?"                  ,,@,,@@,,,
@,@,@@,,@@                                          ,@@,@,@,,,
@@@@,@,@,@ 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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