The Major

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Major Nathan-iel Peabody (USA, ret.) is not a winter person. At about the time of the winter solstice, I can expect to see the beginnings of a decidedly negative change in his attitude. It displays itself first in late December with a "bah humbugging" of the yuletide season. In January it intensifies. Complaints of the gray skies and soot-covered snow and slush punctuate his conversations. In February the Major shows signs of melancholic depression. He begins to stray from reality in early March.

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