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