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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. @¨@¨¨@¨@@¨
@@¨@¨@¨@¨@ @¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ @¨@¨¨@¨@@¨
@@¨@¨@¨@¨@ @¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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?" @¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ @¨@¨¨@¨@@¨
@@¨@¨@¨@¨@ @¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ @¨@¨¨@¨@@¨
@@¨@¨@¨@¨@ @¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ @¨@¨¨@¨@@¨