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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 ,§§§,,,,§,
,,,§,,,§§§                  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 ,§,§§,,,,,
,,,,§,,§,§                 DETOUR?"                 ,,,§§§,,,,
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