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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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