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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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,@,,@,@@,@      ##############################      ,,@,@,@,@,
@@,@@,,@,@                                          ,@@,@,@,@,
,@,,@,@@,@ 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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,@,,@,@@,@      ##############################      ,,@,@,@,@,
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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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