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A pause where everyone reloads, recounts the dead, and rehearses the next argument.

Linguistic originFrom military command to literally cease firing weapons
Christmas Truce1914 soldiers played soccer, then resumed killing
Korean status1953 armistice means that war never officially ended
Fragile by natureMost collapse within five years of signing
Not peaceIt stops shooting, not the reasons for it
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