,,~~\%§&@@ @@&§%\~~,,
,,,~~\%§&@ @&§%\~~,,,
,,~~\%§&@@ @@&§%\~~,,
,~~\%§&@@# #@@&§%\~~,
,,~~\%§&@@ @@&§%\~~,,
,,,~~\%§&@ 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?" #@@&§%\~~,
,,~~\%§&@@ @@&§%\~~,,
,,,~~\%§&@ @&§%\~~,,,
,,~~\%§&@@ @@&§%\~~,,
,~~\%§&@@# #@@&§%\~~,
,,~~\%§&@@ @@&§%\~~,,