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Though many ached to charge, they matched the pace of the forward line, teeth bared unconsciously as they left everything of the world behind them. Every violent urge they had to restrain in the cities was welcome in that line, and some of the men choked back laughter as they remembered the strange freedom of it.

"I sometimes think life is nothing more than pain with moments of joy. You are stronger than before Julius, even with the wound. I've found the trick is to wait through the pain and take the moments of happiness without worrying about the future."