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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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##¶#$=^«^, When  I  Fall  Awake In  The  Afternoon, ,^«^=$#¶##
####$=^«^, Karl  Is  There,  Smiling  At  Me.  "Hey ,^«^=$####
#¶##$=^«^, Boy," He Says,  "Wanna Help  Me  Make  A ,^«^=$##¶#
##=^««,,,,                  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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