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It was a cold April morning.  The sun was still below the horizon.  A man had just raced through the sleepy little town yelling a warning to anyone who could hear him,  “They’re coming! They’re coming now!”  This was a shock to the people in the town.  Many thought this day would never come, yet here it was. They had tried to prepare for this while at the same time hoping it would never happen. They were ready. They had to be ready.  The townspeople began waking each other up and spreading the news.  “They’re coming!  Everyone is meeting at the tavern to decide what we are going to do”.  The young men and boys were excited.  The older men, however, were a little nervous.  Mothers, daughters, and sisters timidly waved goodbye as the men in their lives left to meet with the others at the tavern.

The people in the town had been regularly meeting to discuss the current political situation. The government had been trampling on the rights of the people for years and the anger was growing.  The situation was becoming more tense by the day.  The people were angry that their rights were being ignored.  Many in the nearby city had become rowdy, and at times had destroyed property in venting their frustration at the government.   The government had recently lashed out at the people for protesting and a some citizens were no longer alive because of it.  The townspeople had begun to fear for their safety and started to make plans with the other towns in the area.  They began stockpiling supplies, such as rifles and ammunition.  Most thought this was unnecessary, “The government will eventually come around,” they said… but on this April morning, rifles were being passed out at the town tavern.