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The Warrior and the Mirror
This is a work of political satire and fiction. Pete Hegland and the contemporary characters in this piece are invented. Their private conduct, crimes, addictions, conversations, and personal histories are fictional.
I. WE ADMITTED THAT OUR FACES HAD BECOME UNMANAGEABLE
“Close your eyes.”
“I don’t close my eyes.”
“You do if you want me to get under them.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegland stared into the illuminated mirror. There were twelve bulbs around it, which he liked. Twelve apostles. Twelve tribes. Twelve men who had understood order before humanity developed human resources departments…
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