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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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