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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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##,,,,,#,,      ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££      ,,,,,,,,#,
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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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,,,,#,,#,#      ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££      #,,,,,#,,#
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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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