Let’s see how well a little find/replace works.
This is my pumpkin.
There are many like it, but this one is MINE.
My pumpkin is my best friend. It is my life.
I must master it as I must master my life.
My pumpkin without me is useless. Without my pumpkin, I am useless.
I must fire my pumpkin true.
I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me.
I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will…
My pumpkin and myself know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire,
the noise of our bursts, nor the smoke we make.
We know it is the hits that count. We will hit…
My pumpkin is human, even as I, because it is my life.
Thus, I will learn it as a brother.
I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories,
its sights, and its barrel.
I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage.
I will keep my pumpkin clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready.
We will become part of each other. We will…
Before God I swear this creed.
My pumpkin and myself are the defenders of my country.
We are the masters of our enemy.
We are the saviors of my life.
So be it, until there is no enemy, but PEACE.
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