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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. £†*~,,,,,,
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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. #&£†*~,,,,
,,,,,~*†£& &£†*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*†£ 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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