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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. ,,@,@@@,,@
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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 ,@@@@@@@@,
,,,@,@@,,@ detour?" @@,,,,,,,@
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