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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 ....¤¤¤..¤
.¤¤¤...... 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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¤¤...¤¤¤.. Karl Is There, Smiling At Me. "Hey ...¤¤¤..¤.
¤¤¤..¤.¤¤. Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A ¤..¤.¤¤...
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¤...¤¤¤..¤ 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 .¤....¤.¤¤
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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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