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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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@¶£@†;«-¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨-«;†@£¶
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#@¶£@†;«-¨ 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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«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Karl Is There, Smiling At Me. "Hey ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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