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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. §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
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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 §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ ENTIRELY... COMFORTABLE. §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
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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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¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ WHEN I FALL AWAKE IN THE AFTERNOON, §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ KARL IS THERE, SMILING AT ME. "HEY §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ BOY," HE SAYS, "WANNA HELP ME MAKE A §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ CALL?" §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
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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 §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ 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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