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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. $†=~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=† We Would Routinely Pick Up New Cars At †=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~= The Tail, And Drop Some Off, As A Way =~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ Of Earning Some Extra Money. But A ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: Missile, And Appearing Silently In The :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Middle Of The Night At That? Not ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Entirely... Comfortable. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I Call It In On The Walkie-Talkie. Not ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ About It, And Appear Concerned As Well. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~= When I Fall Awake In The Afternoon, =~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=† Karl Is There, Smiling At Me. "Hey †=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~=†$ 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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