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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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@&$$$$;«,¨ When I Fall Awake In The Afternoon, ¨,«;$$$$&@
@%$;,¨¨¨¨¨ Karl Is There, Smiling At Me. "Hey ¨¨¨¨¨,;$%@
&$;,¨¨¨¨¨¨ Boy," He Says, "Wanna Help Me Make A ¨¨¨¨¨¨,;$&
###@&%;«,¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨,,;%@#
##@&%$;«,¨ Pan-Slavic. Karl Laughs And Makes A ¨,«;$%&@##
#@@&%$;«,¨ Reply In The Same Language. Even Though ¨,«;$%&@@#
##@&%$;«,¨ We Both Have Headphones I Can'T Follow ¨,«;$%&@##
#@@&%$;«,¨ At All, But I Hear The Word "Missile" A ¨,«;$%&@@#
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&%%$;,¨¨¨¨ Karl Puts Down The Headphones And Slaps ¨¨¨¨,;$%%&
@%%$«««¨¨¨ Me On My Back. "Allright Boy. I Just ¨¨¨«««$%%@
##@&%$;«,¨ Sold A Missile." He Practically Beams ¨,«;$%&@##
&%;,,¨¨¨¨¨ At Me, Teeth Filed Sharp. "Wanna Make A ¨¨¨¨¨,,;%&
##@&%$;«,¨ Detour?" ¨,«;$%&@##
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