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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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,.«=†$@@@#      @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@      #@@@$†=«.,
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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 @@@†==.,,,
,,,,,.«†$@         ENTIRELY... COMFORTABLE.         @$†«.,,,,,
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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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,.«=†$@@@#      @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@      #@@@$†=«.,
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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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