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The Duty of Soldiers
Sandra
How do you know they'll be back?
Sgt. Todd
Because they're soldiers, sir, like me.
Sandra
Why are they doing this?
Sgt. Todd
They're obeying orders, sir. It's their duty.
Sandra
Do you know how many they'll be?
Sgt. Todd
Seventeen more, sir.
Sandra
You can't fight 17 on your own. You have to organize us. We're not cowards. We'll do as you tell us. We'll fight.
Sgt. Todd
No.
Sandra
Why not?
Sgt. Todd
Soldiers deserves soldiers, sir.
Sandra
But one soldier... ...against 17? What are you gonna do?
Sgt. Todd
I'm going to kill them all, sir.
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Confrontation Over Sergeant's Loyalty
Slade
I don't see how you cannot remember how you got here Sergeant. You're not a deserter, are you Sergeant?
Sgt. Todd
No, sir.
Slade
Then how come you're not with your unit?
Townsman
Oh come on Slade, will you let the man eat?
Slade
It's not an unreasonable question. How bout it Sergeant?
Sgt. Todd
I was replaced.
Mace
Replaced...
Sgt. Todd
By a better soldier, sir.
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Miscommunication About a Mysterious Sound
Col. Mekum
A growl? He heard a growl?
Lt. Rubrick
Well, he didn't say the word "growl", he said, "a throat noise", but I asked him to imitate it, and it sounded like... a growl to me.
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The Obsolescence of Soldiers in Combat
Capt. Church
Todd was our best man.
Col. Mekum
You still don't get it, do you, Captain? Your men... are obsolete.
[shoots the last surviving soldier of the test]
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Obsolescence in Military Communication
Lt. Rubrick
Are any of you men out there? Can any of you men hear me?
Sgt. Todd
Your men... are obsolete.
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