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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 ,,,,,,,,,@
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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 ,,@,@@,,,,
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