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"Meaning, this is a lot of bullet holes." He brushes the wall with his hand. "Looks like fully-automatic rifle fire. Something you don't see these days..."
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"The manufacturing and sale of automatic rifles was curtailed after the Revolution. The destructive power of such tools proved to be... too much. We do need to retain some humanity in this world."
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- The density and spread of these bullet holes is surprising -- this takes a lot of bullets. Fully-automatic rifle fire.
- "The manufacturing and sale of automatic rifles was curtailed after the Revolution. The destructive power of such tools proved to be... too much. We do need to retain some humanity in this world."
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The lieutenant also nods. It is quite a scene -- the two of you standing next to the broken wall of an abandoned building... nodding. Nodding along.
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Two officers of the law against the world. Nodding in unison. It is your source of power. The bond of camaraderie between you... is palpable...
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The lieutenant is nodding so hard it looks like his head is about to snap off his neck.
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A small bead of sweat runs down the side of the lieutenant's face as he maintains his nodding...
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It's too much! You can feel your vertebrae starting to crack, your muscles groaning...
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As the lieutenant takes out a handkerchief and softly taps the sweat off his temple... a faint crack echoes through the coast...
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"Alright," the lieutenant coughs abruptly. "It's a good moment to stop. My neck was starting to hurt. If there's nothing more, we should get going."
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"Busted the neck, did you?" He cranes his neck left and right, stretching. "Glad I stopped when I did... my neck was really starting to hurt. Don't worry, it'll mend... now, we should get going."
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- It's too much! You can feel your vertebrae starting to crack, your muscles groaning...
- The lieutenant is nodding so hard it looks like his head is about to snap off his neck.
- He nods in agreement -- it really is a very serious scene, worth shaking your head over.
- The nodding's reaching critical mass! You can't take this much longer, captain!
"Alright," the lieutenant coughs abruptly. "I'm glad we stopped when we did... my neck was starting to hurt. If there's nothing more, we should get going."
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Phew! All that nodding was rough on the old neck. Close to feeling that twinge...
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He nods in agreement -- it really is a very serious scene, worth shaking your head over.
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The density and spread of these bullet holes is surprising -- this takes a lot of bullets. Fully-automatic rifle fire.
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"Look, Kim. Even more bullet holes. Something's definitely gone down here."