Weekly Improvement Thread - YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE
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Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of February! 
February 17th will be the first day of the Year of the Fire Horse, which occurs every 60 years in the Chinese calendar and is known as a period of rapid change. This is a year that rewards fearless courage, dedication and punishes indecision, hesitation or impassiveness.
Some discussion ideas:
+ How was your week?
+ Do you have some plans for next week?
Poster caption
Patrol along the Southern border
南疆巡逻
Nanjiang xunluo
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