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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. @@@@@@@,,@
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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. ,@@,,@@,,,
,@@@@,,@@, ,,,,,,,,@,
,,@@,,,,,, 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?" @@,,,,@@@@
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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 @@@@,,@@@@
,@@@@@,,,, FEW TIMES. ,@@,,,,@@,
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@,,@,,,,@@ 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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