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Never mistake quietness for ignorance, reflection for acceptance, or forbearance as a weakness. With every decision, I try to be sure I’m making the correct one. I don’t want to eliminate someone, and then find out it was an error. I can’t fix that. If I’m quiet, I’m watching. I reflect on the situation to make sure I know what’s happening. Some mistakenly think that because my wrath isn’t heaped on someone immediately, I’m afraid to do what is necessary.
KEVIN MURDOCK, FAMILY CONVERSATIONS
Chris Gundersen was hunkered down, cooking fish for himself and Melanie Burton just under the cover of the lean-to he’d built, while it rained. Periodically, a hiss could be heard when a raindrop fell onto hot coals or the hot rocks surrounding the fire.
It had been raining the majority of the ti
