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,,,,,,,£££ 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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,,,,,,,£,, 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 £££,,,,£,£
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,££,,,,,,, middle of the night at that? not ,,£££,,,,£
,£££,,,,,, entirely... comfortable. ,,£,££,,,,
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,,,,,£££,, about it, and appear concerned as well. £,,,,,£,££
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,,£££,,,,£ 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 ,,,,,,,£££
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