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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. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 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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