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Chapter 4
AllFerrellcoulddowassighandshakehisJacketedhead.
Whenyou’resonervousyou’verunoutofnailstobite,thinkingaboutsomethingyouenjoyhelpstakethepressureoff.Theytaughtusthatintrainingtoo.Ofcourse,yougetabunchofanimalslikethesetogether,prettymuchtheonlythingtheythinkaboutissex.TherewasonlyonegirlIcouldthinkabout,mysweetlittlelibrarianwhosefaceIcouldhardlypictureanymore.Whoknewwhatshewasdoing.It’dbeenhalfayearsinceshegotmarried.Shewasprobablyknockedupbynow.IenlistedrightafterIgraduatedfromhighschool,andshebrokemyheart.Idon’tthinkthetwothingswererelated.Whocansay?
IhadsignedupthinkingIcouldmakesomesenseofthisfuckedupworldbybettingmylifeinbattleandseeingwhatfatedealtme.BoywasIevergreen.IfIwastea-greennow,Imust’vebeenlime-greenbackthen.Turnsoutmylifeisn’tevenworthenoughtobuyoneofthosepriceybombs,andwhatcardsfatehasdealtmedon’thaveanyrhymeorreason.
"Nutstothis.Ifwe’renotgonnadigtrenches,can’tweatleastsit?"
"Can’thideifwe’rediggin’trenches."
"Thisactivecamouflageain’tgoodforshit.Who’stosaytheydon’tseebetter’nwedo,anyhow?Theyaren’tsupposedtobeabletoseetheattackchopperseither,buttheyknock’emoutoftheskylikeballoonsinashootin’gallery.MadeforahelluvatimeatOkinawa."
"Ifwerunintotheenemy,I’llbesuretogive’emaneyetest"
