The Faded Photograph

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The mud was cold. It soaked through my boots, a heavy, sucking weight that mirrored the dread in my gut. I held my rifle loose, my knuckles white. Across the yard, the men from the East were advancing. They moved in silence, a gray blur against the snow. I was a scholar. I studied history. I knew the dates of battles, the names of generals, the causes of wars. I did not know how to kill. But...

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