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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     @@@@@@@,@,
,@,@@@,@,,                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. ,@,,,@,,@@
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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?"                  ,@@@@@@,,,
@@,@,,,,,,                                          @,,,,,@,,,
,@@@,,,,,@ 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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