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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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,&,&&,,,&, 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 &,,,&,&&&&
,,,,&,&,,, Detour?" ,&,,&&&,,,
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