,,,,,://@@ @@//:,,,,,
,:»/%@@### ###@@%/»:,
,:»/%@@@## ##@@@%/»:,
,,,»/%%@@# #@@%%/»,,,
,,,,,,»/@@ @@/»,,,,,,
,:»/%@@@## 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. ###@@%/»:,
,,,::://%@ @%//:::,,,
,:»/%@@### ############################## ###@@%/»:,
,:»/%@@@@# #@@@@%/»:,
,,,,:»%@## 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. ####@@%/:,
,:»/%@@### ###@@%/»:,
,:»/%@@@@@ I Call It In On The Walkie-Talkie. Not @@@@@%/»:,
,,,,,,,»%@ Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing @%»,,,,,,,
,:»/%%%%@# About It, And Appear Concerned As Well. #@%%%%/»:,
,:»/%@@@@@ @@@@@%/»:,
,:»/%@@### ############################## ###@@%/»:,
,:»/%@@### ###@@%/»:,
,,,,,:/%@# 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?" #@@%%%/»:,
,:»/%@@### ###@@%/»:,
,:»/%%%@@# #@@%%%/»:,
,:»/%@@### ###@@%/»:,
,,,,,»/%@# #@%/»,,,,,
,,,,,»%@@@ @@@%»,,,,,