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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?"                 @,@,@,@,@,
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