st story.
             In 1857 Twain's newspaper career came to a holt when he learned how to become a
             steamboat pilot. Twain ended this career in 1861 because the Civil War almost put an end to all
             river traffic. At this point Twain enlisted in the Confederate Army as a lieutenant. After two
             weeks of service he managed to get himself discharged. In 1862 Twain got his first pen name,
             Mark Twain, from a river boat cry to indicate two fathoms of water. At this point Twain decided
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