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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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¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ ¨¨@¨¨@¨@@¨
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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. ¨@¨@@¨¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨¨@¨@@ ¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
@¨@@¨¨¨¨@@ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ ¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨¨@¨ ¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨ 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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