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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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