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¨,«:*¤@### Species Of Ferrophage Insect. Up And ###@¤*:«,¨
¨¨¨,«::*¤# Down The Train, Checking Bolts, Oiling #¤*::«,¨¨¨
¨,«:*£¤@## Joints, Drinking Coffee, Smoking ##@¤£*:«,¨
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¨,«:*£@### 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 #¤££:«,¨¨¨
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¨,«:*££¤¤@ And Then One Night, There'S A Missile. @¤¤££*:«,¨
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¨,«:*¤@### 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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¨,«:*£¤@## Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing ##@¤£*:«,¨
¨,«:*£¤@## About It, And Appear Concerned As Well. ##@¤£*:«,¨
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¨,«:*£¤@## 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 ##@¤£*:«,¨
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¨,«:*£¤@## Pan-Slavic. Karl Laughs And Makes A ##@¤£*:«,¨
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¨,«:*£¤¤¤# We Both Have Headphones I Can'T Follow #¤¤¤£*:«,¨
¨,«:*£¤@## At All, But I Hear The Word "Missile" A ##@¤£*:«,¨
¨,«:****¤@ Few Times. @¤****:«,¨
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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 #@¤¤£*:«,¨
¨,«:*£¤¤¤# Detour?" #¤¤¤£*:«,¨
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