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¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨ Down The Train, Checking Bolts, Oiling ¨¨§§¨§§¨§§
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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 ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§§
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§¨¨§§¨§§¨§ Many Others Awake, They Know Nothing §¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§§ About It, And Appear Concerned As Well. §§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
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§¨¨§¨§§§¨§ Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A ¨§§¨¨§¨§§¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨ 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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¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨ 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 ¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨§
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