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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     ¨-~†§£&@##
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&&§††~¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨-~†§£&@##
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###&£§†~-¨         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 ¨-~†§£&@##
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##@&£§†~-¨ After  He'S  Brought Me  Coffee,  I Dial ¨-~†§£&@##
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#&&&£§†~-¨ After  A  While  There'S   A  Reply   In ¨-~†§£&&&#
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#&££§§†~-¨ We  Both Have Headphones  I Can'T Follow ¨-~†§§££&#
#&£§~-¨¨¨¨ At All, But  I Hear The Word "Missile" A ¨¨¨¨-~§£&#
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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 ¨-~†§£&@##
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