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