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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. ,,,¤¤,,¤¤¤
,,,,¤¤¤¤,, ¤¤,,,,,,¤¤
,¤¤,,¤¤,,, 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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