The New Sun
The government, grateful for his service, let him keep his issued rifle, the Cheytac.
When Great Great Grandpappy Lolo Sandalo finally arrived at Tau Ceti 4 (Bagong Silangan), the rich agricultural planet had turned him from soldier to farmer overnight, hanging up the rifle by the wall. But even then, he has never forgotten his skills as a stalker and hunter. He had considered the rifle as the family heirloom; and he passed down not only his rifle but also his sniper tradecraft- marksmanship, stalking, and camouflage- to his sons if only as past-time. He and his sons would hunt large, alien game, during the planet's equivalent of summer using the rifle. As time went, great great Lolo passed
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