The Bear

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Special thanks to former Petty Officer James E. Walker United States Navy USS Sea Devil (submariner) and Lt. Colonel Rex Schlagenhauf United States Air Force (ret) who contributed their technical expertise to the writing of this work

The screen blurred as the white bar continued its unending sweep. Day in, day out. It never changed. He reached up and pinched the corners of his eyes by his nose. Two more hours, that’s all he needed, two more hours on duty. He leaned back, throwing his arms above his head, trying to stretch. He felt the kink between his shoulder blades tighten. Nothing seemed to help. The dingy white ceiling tiles above, stained from the endless leaking above showed their years of use. He adjusted himself in his seat. Why couldn’t they give them some good chairs to sit in? He hated this one; its fake leather surface was peeling like a cheap whore. He smiled at the thought. His mother wouldn’t have liked him to say something like that.

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