[He manages an exasperated laugh, knowing full well that he is not quite old enough for a retirement home, nor does he think he could ever content with retirement. It's not who he is--76 will keep fighting until there are no more wars to fight, and then he's not sure what will happen after that.]
Think they can keep us from getting older in the meantime?
[Maybe she doesn't have to worry about that, but he's perhaps a little concerned with spending years here, then getting dumped back exactly where he left--his world unchanged, but not him.]
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[He manages an exasperated laugh, knowing full well that he is not quite old enough for a retirement home, nor does he think he could ever content with retirement. It's not who he is--76 will keep fighting until there are no more wars to fight, and then he's not sure what will happen after that.]
Think they can keep us from getting older in the meantime?
[Maybe she doesn't have to worry about that, but he's perhaps a little concerned with spending years here, then getting dumped back exactly where he left--his world unchanged, but not him.]