,,~;%£@@@# #@@@£%;~,,
,,~;%£@@@@ @@@@£%;~,,
,,~;%£@@@@ @@@@£%;~,,
,,~;%£@@@# #@@@£%;~,,
,,~;%£@@## ##@@£%;~,,
,,~;%£@@@@ 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?" #@@@£%;~,,
,,~;%£@@@# #@@@£%;~,,
,,,,,~;;£@ @£;;~,,,,,
,,~;%£@@## ##@@£%;~,,
,,~;%£@@@# #@@@£%;~,,
,,~;%£@@@# #@@@£%;~,,