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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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