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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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@@,,@@@,,,                                          @@@,,@@,,@
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