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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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§§¨¨§¨§§§¨ 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 §¨§¨§§¨¨§§
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§§¨¨§¨¨§¨§ Served Me Good And Well. ¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨
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¨¨§§¨§¨¨§§ 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 §§§¨¨§¨¨§§
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§§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨ 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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¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨ After He'S Brought Me Coffee, I Dial §§§§§¨§¨¨§
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¨¨¨§§§¨§§§ 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 §¨§§§¨§¨§§
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