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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. ,@,@,@@,,,
,@@,@,,@@,                                          ,@@@@@,@,,
,@,@@@,@,@      @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@      @@,,,,@@@,
,@@@,,@@@@                                          ,,@,,,@,,@
@@,,@,@,,, 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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