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    While numerous studies have been conducted on the effects of captivity on other classes of vertebrates, very few studies have investigated the effects of captivity and its related stresses on amphibians. Chronic stress results in elevated levels of corticosterone (CORT) released from the adrenocortical cells, which in turn result in hyperglycemia, anorexia, and changes in behavior.

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    PhD Student Gale Cleven's got his research and he's got his routines and no time for the fella working construction on his house who seems very, very determined to make friends.

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    28 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 8

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    John arrives in Casper two weeks before the wedding and nothing goes is as it should.

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    06 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 30

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    "Like, every slice is a layer of being okay, right? You're okay, you're okay, you're okay -- and then maybe at some point, the holes in each layer line up with one another and there's a tunnel straight through the whole fucking pile. And suddenly you're not okay. You know?"

    His cigarette has already run down. He drops it and fumbles a loosey out from his shirt pocket. For some reason his heartbeat is coming fast and relentless, like he's in some sort of danger, except he's just on the fucking phone with Sydney in an empty alley.

     

    -- Carmy calls Syd for no real reason at all

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    31 Mar 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 23

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    Gale rubs his eyes, expecting the image to disappear, but it doesn't. He waves a hand in front of his face. Feels like he's going to throw up. And John goes on smiling, standing with his arms folded over his chest in the same stupid leather jacket he died in.

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    Or, John doesn't survive the beating he took in Münster. He keeps Gale company during the rest of the war, anyways.

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    28 Mar 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 38

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    His daughter is a week away from graduating college when a bundle of letters arrives. The first thing he notices is that the paper is worn, weathered by time and close to falling apart. The second thing he notices is the newer, small letter on top.

    Marge is in the kitchen, and he can smell a hint of cinnamon and warm bread as he unfolds the letter. Dear Major Gale Cleven, I am writing to inform you of the passing of my husband, Major John Egan. I believe you were close - 

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    Or Gale "Buck" Cleven survives the War, and he goes home to his girl. He gets the life with the white house and blue shutters and the daughter who has never been covered in so much blood and mud you forget what it's like to be clean. He gets his life, and he forgets the hell he survived. Twenty years later he gets the letters Bucky wrote and never sent.

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    19 Mar 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    read it and WEEP

    and sob, and heave