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##£#@^†~,. 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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#£#@^†~,.. 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 .,~†^@#£##
#£#@^†~,.. 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. .,~†^@#£##
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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 .,~†^@#£##
#£#@^†~,.. Detour?" ..,~†^@#£#
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