No db link / no sql loader

i dont have any utilities available here for loading data on my table. i only have sql plus*, i dont even have unix access, and no dblink access either.
is there any way around using the only available sql plus* i have to load my data from one database to other?
i know i should dblink here, but there is no DBA available to do that for me.. i think of exporting data and loading it to my table, but i dont have SQL Loader.
is there any suggestion you may give?

ive got this error using COPY:
DEV>copy from santov/santov@factprod -
to santov/santov@factdev1 -
create new_emp -
using select * from employees;Array fetch/bind size is 15. (arraysize is 15)
Will commit when done. (copycommit is 0)
Maximum long size is 80. (long is 80)
ERROR:
ORA-00257: archiver error. Connect internal only, until freed.

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