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The individual was determined. Combat gear was at full readiness. The pre-dawn assault was well-planned. The strategy included hit-and-run tactics as well as slash-and-burn movements. There would be no mercy.

No expense would be too large. No offensive detail would be too small. Hand-to-hand combat would be brutal, but victory would prevail. The time for total effort was at hand.

Is this an international terrorist? Some sort of diabolical fiend? A right-wing militia fanatic?

Not at all. Just your typical post-Thanksgiving holiday shopper.