Man #1: What brings you to town?
Man #2: My son. I was up in Clarksville helping him with some stuff.
Man #1: Military town. Military kid?
Man #2: Yeah. He did two tours in Iraq and not a scratch. Now we find out he has ALS.
Man #1: That sounds familiar to me but I can't quite remember what that is.
Man #2: Lou Gherig's disease. (short pause) Fatal.
Man #1: (after a bit of silence) My sympathies. My sincerest sympathies.
Man #2: Thanks. I appreciate that. (pause) So, where are you from?
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Ouch. Life is rough sometimes. But you still have to make conversation.
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