§§,§,§§§,,                                          ,,§§,§§,§,
,§,§,,§§,,                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,,  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.                ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§      ##############################      ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§ 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.         ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§ 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. ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§      ##############################      ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§ WHEN  I  FALL  AWAKE  IN THE  AFTERNOON, ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,, KARL  IS  THERE,  SMILING  AT  ME.  "HEY ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§ BOY,"  HE SAYS,  "WANNA  HELP  ME MAKE A ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,,                  CALL?"                  ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,, 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?"                 ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,