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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. @*«,,,,,,,
,,«;*£@@@# #@@@£*;«,,
,,«;*£@@## 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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