Sofia to Belgrade Overnight Train: Guns, Smugglers and Bombs, Part Three, The Smugglers
Thursday, October 19th, 2006Please read Part One, or at least Part Two, before reading this entry.
I looked back as Luka pulled the curtains tightly shut, ready to inspect his cargo of illicit goods.
Taking deep breaths, I walked down the length of the train car. Sitting alone was a backpacker I had seen earlier, when he first boarded the train. I pulled open the door. “Do you mind company?” I asked. He smiled. “Thank god,” he said, pulling out a pack of ciggarettes. “Someone that speaks English.”
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