¨,~/^%¤@##                                          ##@¤%^/~,¨
¨¨,~/^%¤@#                                          #@¤%^/~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~/^%¤@                                          @¤%^/~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~/^%¤                                          ¤%^/~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~/^%                                          %^/~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/^  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?"                 ¤%^/~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~/^%                                          %^/~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/^                                          ^/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/                                          /~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/                                          /~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨