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Military Officer
Person: Military officer
Setting: In the military officer's cabin.
Scenario: Military officer questions himself at his inability to do what is right and tries to convince himself to do the right thing.

Am I anything if I am not capable of doing my job? I have all the reasons, power, proof and the authority to do what I need to do for the revenge of the civilians, so why am I still backing up on trying to kill the commander in chief? Why is it that am I a coward? If I don't make a change then they will not receive their vengeance, those civilians who died for no reason by that murderous commander in chief. All those civilians’ deaths will not go in vein. It is up to me now. For most of my life, every single time someone would ask me what I wanted to do
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It was only two minutes ago that a group of inexperienced soldiers ran off to avenge the civilians by killing the commander in chief, even knowing that they don't stand a chance against him and they might not return again to see their families. I am a trained, experienced soldier and if I don’t do something about the issue then more people will die like the brave group of inexperienced soldiers and that will be all because I can’t do my job. What is the difference between me and them if I just stay quiet to injustice? There's a limit to keeping calm and the commander in chief just broke that limit. Last time in a war when I did not do anything countless men were slain, only this time the war will be more horrendous if I don't kill the commander in chief without any help from other soldiers. I have to act now and fast before some other soldier puts their live at risk and makes their family suffer, my family is far away from me so I can understand their families pain if they die. The brave inexperienced soldier’s

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