,,-»\$*¶@# #@¶*$\»-,,
,,,-»\$*¶@ @¶*$\»-,,,
,,,,-»\$*¶ ¶*$\»-,,,,
,,,,,-»\$* *$\»-,,,,,
,,,,,,-»\$ $\»-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-»\ 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 $\»-,,,,,,
,,,,,-»\$* Detour?" *$\»-,,,,,
,,,,-»\$*¶ ¶*$\»-,,,,
,,,-»\$*¶@ @¶*$\»-,,,
,,-»\$*¶@# #@¶*$\»-,,
,-»\$*¶@## ##@¶*$\»-,
,,-»\$*¶@# #@¶*$\»-,,