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..,«/$£@## Along  The  Rusty Cargo  Cars  Like Some ##@£$/«,..
...,«/$£@# Species Of  Ferrophage  Insect.  Up  And #@£$/«,...
....,«/$£@ Down The Train, Checking  Bolts,  Oiling @£$/«,....
.....,«/$£     Joints, Drinking Coffee, Smoking     £$/«,.....
....,«/$£@               Cigarettes.                @£$/«,....
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..,«/$£@## We  Were Going South Through  Finland At ##@£$/«,..
...,«/$£@# The   Time,   Sleeping   Close   To  The #@£$/«,...
....,«/$£@  Furnace, Watching The Aurora borealis.  @£$/«,....
.....,«/$£  Twenty-Something Members Of The Crew,   £$/«,.....
....,«/$£@ Most  Of   Which  Were   Mechanics,   Or @£$/«,....
...,«/$£@# Loaders,  With  Large  And  Hairy  Hands #@£$/«,...
..,«/$£@## That Could  Swallow  My Entire Body. And ##@£$/«,..
.,«/$£@### Me  Featuring  As  The Cute And  Asocial ###@£$/«,.
..,«/$£@## Radio  Operator, Stationed  In The  Back ##@£$/«,..
...,«/$£@#    Of The Kilometer-Long Train, Which    #@£$/«,...
....,«/$£@         Served Me Good And Well.         @£$/«,....
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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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....,«/$£@ When  I Fall  Awake  In  The  Afternoon, @£$/«,....
.....,«/$£ Karl  Is  There,  Smiling  At  Me.  "Hey £$/«,.....
....,«/$£@ Boy," He Says,  "Wanna  Help  Me  Make A @£$/«,....
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.,«/$£@### After He'S  Brought  Me  Coffee,  I Dial ###@£$/«,.
..,«/$£@## The  Frequency  From  His  Notebook, And ##@£$/«,..
...,«/$£@# After  A   While   There'S  A  Reply  In #@£$/«,...
....,«/$£@ Pan-Slavic.  Karl  Laughs  And  Makes  A @£$/«,....
.....,«/$£ Reply In The Same Language.  Even Though £$/«,.....
....,«/$£@ We Both  Have  Headphones I Can'T Follow @£$/«,....
...,«/$£@# At All, But  I Hear The Word "Missile" A #@£$/«,...
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...,«/$£@# Karl  Puts Down The Headphones And Slaps #@£$/«,...
....,«/$£@ Me On  My  Back.  "Allright  Boy. I Just @£$/«,....
.....,«/$£ Sold  A Missile."  He Practically  Beams £$/«,.....
....,«/$£@ At Me, Teeth Filed Sharp. "Wanna  Make A @£$/«,....
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