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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 ¶¶#§§§†»~,
,~»†§$#¶## Middle   Of  The  Night   At  That?  Not ##¶#$§†»~,
,~»†§$#¶##         Entirely... Comfortable.         ##¶#$§†»~,
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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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,~»†§$#¶## When I  Fall  Awake  In  The  Afternoon, ##¶#$§†»~,
,~»†§$#¶## Karl  Is  There,  Smiling  At  Me.  "Hey ##¶#$§†»~,
,~»†§$#¶¶# Boy,"  He  Says,  "Wanna Help  Me Make A #¶¶#$§†»~,
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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 #§»,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,»§# I'M  Almost  Snoozing  Again At The Time #§»,,,,,,,
,~~~»»»†$# Karl  Puts Down The Headphones And Slaps #$†»»»~~~,
,~»†§$#¶## Me On  My Back. "Allright  Boy.  I  Just ##¶#$§†»~,
,~»†§$#¶## Sold  A  Missile."  He Practically Beams ##¶#$§†»~,
,~»†§$$$## At Me, Teeth Filed Sharp. "Wanna Make  A ##$$$§†»~,
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