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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.                ,@@@@,@,,@
,@@@,,@,,@                                          @@,,,@@@,@
@@,,@,@@,@      ##############################      @,@,,@,,@@
,,@,@@@,@@                                          @@@@,@@,@,
,,@@@,,@@, 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. ,@@@,,@,,@
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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?"                  @,@,@@@,,,
,,@@@@@,,@                                          ,@@@@,,@,,
,,@,,,,@,@ 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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