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“As I passed through the door, I reached up and unpinned the lieutenant’s rank from my collar, then weighed the major’s insignia in my hand for a moment before pinning it on. My implant unhelpfully provided the information that it weighed three point-one grams. It was probably my imagination, but it felt heavier.”

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The Misfit Soldier

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