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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. #@£$†\-:,,
,,,:-\†$£@ @£$†\-:,,,
,,,,:-\†$£ 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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