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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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,~=*$£#### When  I  Fall  Awake In  The  Afternoon, ####£$*=~,
,,,,~=$££# Karl  Is  There,  Smiling  At  Me.  "Hey #££$=~,,,,
,~=***$$£# Boy," He  Says,  "Wanna  Help Me Make  A #£$$***=~,
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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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