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#@£&%%*~~, Species Of Ferrophage Insect. Up And ,~~*%%&£@#
&%*~~,,,,, Down The Train, Checking Bolts, Oiling ,,,,,~~*%&
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&%~,,,,,,, Most Of Which Were Mechanics, Or ,,,,,,,~%&
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##@&%%*~~, 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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#@£&%%*~~, We Would Routinely Pick Up New Cars At ,~~*%%&£@#
##@&%%*~~, The Tail, And Drop Some Off, As A Way ,~~*%%&@##
&&&&%%*~~, Of Earning Some Extra Money. But A ,~~*%%&&&&
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##@£%%*~~, Middle Of The Night At That? Not ,~~*%%£@##
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#@£&%%*~~, Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing ,~~*%%&£@#
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&%~~~,,,,, Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A ,,,,,~~~%&
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#@£&%%*~~, Pan-Slavic. Karl Laughs And Makes A ,~~*%%&£@#
#@£&%%*~~, Reply In The Same Language. Even Though ,~~*%%&£@#
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#@£&%%*~~, Me On My Back. "Allright Boy. I Just ,~~*%%&£@#
@@£&%%*~~, Sold A Missile." He Practically Beams ,~~*%%&£@@
&%%~~,,,,, At Me, Teeth Filed Sharp. "Wanna Make A ,,,,,~~%%&
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