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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. ,,,^-^†¤¶#
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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 ,,,,,,,,,^
-^,,,,,,,, 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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