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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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¨¨¨--^†§## 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. §†^--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--^†§# #§†^--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--^†§## 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 ^--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. §†^--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--^†§# #§†^--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--^†§## 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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