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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.         @@@@,@,@,,
,,@,@,@@@,                                          ,,,@@@@@,,
,@@@@@,,@@ 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.         @@@@,,@@,@
@,,@@@,@@,                                          ,,,@,@,@@@
@,@,,@@,@@ I  CALL IT IN ON  THE WALKIE-TALKIE. NOT ,,@@@@@,,,
@@@,@,@@,, MANY  OTHERS  AWAKE, THEY  KNOW  NOTHING ,@,,,,@,,@
,,@@@@,@,, ABOUT IT, AND APPEAR CONCERNED  AS WELL. @@,,,@@,@,
,@,,,@@@,@                                          ,@,,@,@@@,
@@,,@,,@@@      @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@      @@,@@@,,@,
,@,@@,@,,@                                          ,@@,,@,@@@
@@@,@@@,@, WHEN  I  FALL AWAKE  IN  THE  AFTERNOON, @,@,@@@,,@
,,@@,,@@@@ KARL  IS  THERE,  SMILING  AT  ME.  "HEY @@@@,,@,@,
,@,@,@,,,, BOY," HE  SAYS,  "WANNA  HELP  ME MAKE A ,,,@,@@@@,
@@@@@@,,,,                  CALL?"                  ,,@@@,,,@,
,,,,,@,,,@                                          ,@,,@,,@@@
,,,,@@,,@, 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.                @,,,@,,,@@
@,,,@,@,,,                                          @,,@@,,@,@
@,,@@@@,,@ 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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