Journal Entry: 501
It's been so long since I've seen my family, but I'm not sure I could go back of sound mind after sending so many of my fellow turtles to burn. It seemed so innocuous back then, just another wildfire we could water down like the others. By day 10 we were sending in more than we expected, day 50: we hoped for a miracle, day 100: the others had given up hope, day 300: all was destined to burn. Now we send turtles to die by the hundreds, just to keep it at bay. I would not consider myself an especially religious turtle, but I have seen hell incarnate, and when I go out tomorrow to be slaughtered, I know whatever awaits me must be better than this.
My final words,
General Shellington