"The Sniper" takes place during the Irish Civil War, in the city of Dublin. On an evening in June, a Republican sniper is perched on a rooftop near O'Connell Bridge, eating a sandwich.
Suddenly, he sees a flash in the darkness. He takes a match and lights a cigarette. The flame of his match alerts an enemy sniper to his presence, and the enemy sniper fires at the rooftop. The bullet whizzes past the Republican...
"The Sniper" takes place during the Irish Civil War, in the city of Dublin. On an evening in June, a Republican sniper is perched on a rooftop near O'Connell Bridge, eating a sandwich.
Suddenly, he sees a flash in the darkness. He takes a match and lights a cigarette. The flame of his match alerts an enemy sniper to his presence, and the enemy sniper fires at the rooftop. The bullet whizzes past the Republican sniper.
Below, he sees an enemy car and wants to shoot it but he knows that his bullet will not penetrate its exterior. He does, however, shoot and kill an informer and a man who suddenly appears from a turret.
In response, the enemy sniper shoots at the Republican and wounds his arm.
Injured, the sniper knows that he must make his escape but he cannot simply walk away because he risks being shot again. So, he puts his cap over the muzzle of his gun and raises it into the air. The enemy sniper shoots and thinks that he has succeeded in killing the Republican. He then stands up, giving the Republican a clear and easy opportunity to take him down.
The Republican fires a shot and hits his enemy. The lifeless body then falls to the ground below.
As the Republican sniper climbs down from the roof to make his escape, he suddenly wonders if he knows the dead sniper. He approaches the body, turns it over, and is staring into the face of his own brother.
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