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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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,@@,@@,@@, 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?" ,,@@@,,,@,
,,,,,@,,,@ ,@,,@,,@@@
,,,,@@,,@, 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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