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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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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ############################## ¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨@
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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. ¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@@¨@¨@@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ############################## ¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨@
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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. ¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@@¨@¨@@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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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