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@@@@@@@@@@ Along The Rusty Cargo Cars Like Some ¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@@
@@@@@@@@@@ Species Of Ferrophage Insect. Up And @@¨¨¨@@¨¨@
@@@@@@@@@@ Down The Train, Checking Bolts, Oiling @¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. @@¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨ @¨¨¨¨¨¨@@¨
@@¨¨@¨¨@@@ 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. ¨¨¨¨@@¨¨@@
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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 @@@@@@¨¨¨¨
¨@¨¨@@@@@@ Detour?" ¨@@@@¨¨@@¨
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