This is my rifter. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifter is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My rifter, without me, is useless. Without my rifter, I am useless. I must fire my cannons true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will... My rifter and myself know that what counts in this war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, or the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit...