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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.         ,§,§,,§,§,
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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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,§,,§,§,§,      @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@      ,§,§,,§,§,
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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.                ,§,§,,§,§,
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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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