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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. ¤¤¤¨¨¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¨¨¤¤¨¨¨¨ ¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¤¤¤
¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¤ 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. ¤¨¨¨¨¤¤¨¨¨
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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?" ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 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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