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