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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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