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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 &,&&&&&,,,
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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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&&&,&,&&,& 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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