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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. @@,,@,@@,,
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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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