,:^†£¤@###                                          ###@¤£†^:,
,:«^^^£££@                                          @£££^^^«:,
,:«^†£¤@##                                          ##@¤£†^«:,
,:«^†£@###                                          ###@£†^«:,
,:«^†£¤@##                                          ##@¤£†^«:,
,:«^†£¤@##  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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