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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.                @,@,,,,,,,
,,,,@@,@,,                                          @@@,,,,,,,
,,,@,@@@,,      @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@      ,,@,,,,,,,
,,@@@,,@,@                                          ,@@,,,,,,,
,@,,@,@@@, 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.         ,@@@@,,@,,
@@,@@@@,,@                                          @,,,@,@@,@
,@@,,,@,@@ 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.         ,@,@,@,,,@
@,,,,,,@,,                                          @@@@@@,,@@
@,,,,,@@,, I CALL IT IN  ON  THE WALKIE-TALKIE. NOT ,,,,,@,@,,
@,,,,@,@,@ MANY  OTHERS  AWAKE, THEY  KNOW  NOTHING ,,,,@@@@,@
@,,,@@@@@, ABOUT IT, AND APPEAR  CONCERNED AS WELL. ,,,@,,,@@,
@,,@,,,,@,                                          ,,@@,,@,@@
@,@@,,,@@,      @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@      ,@,@,@@@,,
@@,@,,@,@@                                          @@@@@,,@,@
,@@@,@@@,, WHEN  I  FALL  AWAKE IN  THE  AFTERNOON, ,,,,@,@@@,
@,,@@,,@,@ KARL  IS  THERE,  SMILING  AT  ME.  "HEY ,,,@@@,,@,
@,@,@,@@@@ BOY,"  HE  SAYS, "WANNA HELP  ME  MAKE A ,,@,,@,@@@
@@@@@@,,,,                  CALL?"                  ,@@,@@@,,,
,,,,,@,,,,                                          @,@@,,@,,@
,,,,@@,,,@ 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.                @@@@,,@@,@
,@@,@@,,@@                                          ,,,@,@,@@@
@,@@,@,@,, 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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