¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨ ¨¨@@@¨¨¨@@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨ ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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. ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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?" ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@