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time by telling his own story, how his face got so burned. He knew the kids all wanted to know but the etiquette of style didn't allow the subject to be breached. Interestingly, style was maintained despite the story being retold by one of the children, to those who missed it. A Warrior of Stone ran into the mouth of a fire dragon to reclaim swallowed children from its belly. Sumner's chest also became an eventual object of interest. Shortly after his arrival, he had observed his car being shrouded and carefully loaded into a truck. "Good," he thought, "That soldier deserves a decent burial." He saluted, instinctively. A new one, black, took it's place with the explanation that bullet holes attract attention. "I've got money to pay for the.." He was waved off. "No. Remove your shirt," was the reply. What do you say to a wall of big black men and an old friend who tell you to undress? Nothing. Just do it.