………Having travelled over the River Kama bridge they became concerned that they were heading into the northern districts where there was no railway station and little sign of urbanisation, the area being mainly forest. The carriages approached a small square, and pulled up. The driver got out and entered a large residential building and reappeared a few minutes later and drove on. After a further five minutes the carriages pulled up in a small clearing in a wooded area. Michael and Johnson were ordered to get out. They did so without complaint, as they assumed that it was a stop for toileting………

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