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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ along the rusty cargo cars like some §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ species of ferrophage insect. up and ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ down the train, checking bolts, oiling §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ joints, drinking coffee, smoking ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ 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 ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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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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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ karl is there, smiling at me. "hey ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ boy," he says, "wanna help me make a §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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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 ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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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 §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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