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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.         =:--,,,,,,
,,,,,--:=@                                          @=:--,,,,,
,,,,--:=@§ 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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