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#££¤$/-.,, along the rusty cargo cars like some ,,.-/$¤££#
##££¤$/-., species of ferrophage insect. up and ,.-/$¤££##
#££¤$/-.,, down the train, checking bolts, oiling ,,.-/$¤££#
££¤$/-.,,, joints, drinking coffee, smoking ,,,.-/$¤££
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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 ,,,,,,,.-/
$/-.,,,,,, radio operator, stationed in the back ,,,,,,.-/$
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£¤$/-.,,,, served me good and well. ,,,,.-/$¤£
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#££¤$/-.,, and then one night, there's a missile. ,,.-/$¤££#
##££¤$/-., we would routinely pick up new cars at ,.-/$¤££##
#££¤$/-.,, the tail, and drop some off, as a way ,,.-/$¤££#
££¤$/-.,,, of earning some extra money. but a ,,,.-/$¤££
£¤$/-.,,,, missile, and appearing silently in the ,,,,.-/$¤£
¤$/-.,,,,, middle of the night at that? not ,,,,,.-/$¤
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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 ,,,,,,,.-/
$/-.,,,,,, boy," he says, "wanna help me make a ,,,,,,.-/$
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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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