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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 §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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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. §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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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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