[It reminds him of camping and fishing trips and the first day of deer season--all things he hasn't done since he was a teenager. Sure, he had to rough it during the Crisis but under threat of death it wasn't exactly the same thing. This isn't exactly the same thing either, but it's just vaguely similar enough for him to take it. It's the reprieve after Gallipoli that makes him feel this way, he thinks.
76 realizes that he's managed to start talking about himself, which is usually the last thing he wants to do.]
I try not to get sentimental.
[But of course he is anyway. There's not much else left.]
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[It reminds him of camping and fishing trips and the first day of deer season--all things he hasn't done since he was a teenager. Sure, he had to rough it during the Crisis but under threat of death it wasn't exactly the same thing. This isn't exactly the same thing either, but it's just vaguely similar enough for him to take it. It's the reprieve after Gallipoli that makes him feel this way, he thinks.
76 realizes that he's managed to start talking about himself, which is usually the last thing he wants to do.]
I try not to get sentimental.
[But of course he is anyway. There's not much else left.]