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  1. Rec 20

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    There was a version of this story that ended with George returning to something better than he had left. That was called optimism, which was a damn stupid thing to bring with you into a foxhole.

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    28 Dec 2024

  2. Rec 20

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    Peace, justice, freedom, and other lies your country taught you.

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    21 Dec 2024

  3. Rec 28

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    On Earth, as it is in Heaven.

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    21 Dec 2024

  4. Rec 16

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    The letter is almost unreadable, by the time Babe turns off of the interstate and into Baton Rouge. He ghosts a featherlight fingertip over the writing even now, long after the lead has been wiped away. He still remembers the word that had been there, feels it against his skin like he's a blind man reading braille. Cancer, it reads. Somewhere further down, another groove will spell out, low on time, first, then, nothing they can do. It's so cliche it makes Babe want to throw up.

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    Or, the one in which Gene and Babe survive the war, go back to their homes, and try to lead their own separate lives--until Gene gets sick, Babe gets a letter, and it all comes crashing down.

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    19 Dec 2024

  5. Rec 11

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    The thing is, Babe Heffron spends more quality time with Gene Roe once the medic dies than he ever did when the guy was alive. Life’s funny that way, he supposes.

    OR: Gene dies in Bastogne and haunts Babe for the rest of the war.

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    19 Dec 2024