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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! 5EMY HAD REALLY /ATION$ TWO GUNS :]E !  
,T>T>S HAD BE5 RID+1 & EV]Y TW5TY OR ?IRTY M9-  
UTES !Y S5T A %OT AT \R WOOD-CUTT]S4 ,MY PLATOON  
WAS MOV$ \T 9TO ! CLE>+1 & ! ORD] WAS GIV5  
TO RETURN ! FIRE4 ,AT ! $GE ( ! =E/ APPE>$ A  
PUFF ( SMOKE1 !RE WAS HE>D A DIS*>GE1 A :I/L+1 --  
& ! BALL FELL BEH9D OR 9 FRONT ( US4 ,! PROJECTILES  
( ! 5EMY LODG$ H>MLESSLY1 & WE HAD NO LOSSES4  

,! >TILL]I/S CONDUCT$ !MSELVES WELL1 AS !Y  
ALWAYS DID1 LOAD$ EXP$ITI\SLY1 C>EFULLY AIM$ AT !  
PUFFS ( SMOKE1 & QUIETLY JOK$ EA* O!R4 ,! FLANK-  
+ 9FANTRY DETA*M5T LAY NE> US1 9 SIL5T 9ACTION1  
WAIT+ = !IR TURN4 ,! WOOD-CUTT]S DID !IR WORK 3  
! AXES S\ND$ ?R\< ! WOODS FA/] & MORE FRE-  
QU5TLY 2 ONLY1 :5EV] ! :I/L+ ( ! PROJECTILE  
WAS HE>D1 EV]Y?+ SUDD5LY GREW QUIET1 & AMID !  
DEAD SIL5CE C\LD BE HE>D ! NOT V]Y CALM VOICES1  
0 ,GET \T ( ! WAY1 BOYS 6 0 & ALL EYES W]E DIRECT$  
T[>D ! BALL1 RICO*ET+ OV] ! FIRES & ! BRU%4  

,! FOG WAS N[ COMPLETELY LIFT$1 &1 ASSUM+ !  
=MS ( CL\DS1 WAS SL[LY DISAPPE>+ 9 ! D>K BLUE  
VAULT ( ! SKY 2 ! UN %R\D$ SUN %ONE BRI<TLY &  
CA/ ITS GLEAM+ RAYS ON ! /EEL ( ! BAYONETS1 !  
BRASS ( ! ORDNANCE1 ! ?AW+ E>?1 & ! SP>K-  
L+ HO>FRO/4 ,! AIR WAS BRISK ) ! FRE%NESS (  
! MORN+ FRO/1 TOGE!R ) ! W>M? ( ! V]NAL  
SUN 2 ?\S&S ( DIFF]5T %AD[S & HUES W]E M9-  
GL$ 9 ! DRY LEAVES ( ! =E/1 & ON ! H>D %9-  
I,DG ROAD W]E DI/9CTLY VISIBLE ! TRACES ( ! :EEL  
TIRES & HORSE-%OE SPONGES4  

,BETWE5 ! TROOPS ! MOTION GREW MORE ANIMAT$ &  
MORE NOTICEABLE4 ,ON ALL SIDES FLA%$ MORE & MORE FRE-  
QU5TLY ! BLUI% PUFFS ( ! DIS*>GES4 ,! DRAGOONS1  
) ! P5NONS FLUTT]+ FROM !IR LANCES1 RODE \T 9  
FRONT 2 9 ! COMPANIES ( ! 9FANTRY1 SONGS W]E  
/>T$1 & ! WAGONS ) ! WOOD W]E BE+ DRAWN  
UP 9 ! RE>4 ,! G5]AL RODE UP TO \R PLATOON1 &  
ORD]$ US TO GET READY = ! RETREAT4 ,! 5EMY TOOK  
UP A POSITION 9 ! BU%ES1 OPPOSITE \R LEFT FLANK1 &  
BEGAN TO H>ASS US ) MUSKETRY-FIRE4 ,ON ! LEFT SIDE A  
BULLET :IZZ$ BY FROM ! =E/ & /RUCK A GUN-C>-  
RIAGE1 !N A SECOND1 A ?IRD -- ,! FLANK+ 9FANTRY1  
:I* WAS LY+ NE> US1 ROSE NOISILY1 PICK$ UP !IR  
GUNS1 & =M$ A CORDON4 ,! FUSILADE GREW FI]C]1  
& ! BULLETS KEPT FLY+ (T5] & (T5]4 ,!  
RETREAT BEGAN1 &1 CONSEQU5TLY1 ! REAL 5GAGEM5T1 AS  
IS ALWAYS ! CASE 9 ! ,CAUCASUS4  

,IT WAS QUITE EVID5T ?AT ! >TILL]I/S DID NOT LIKE  
! BULLETS1 AS A:ILE AGO ! FOOT-SOLDI]S HAD 5JOY$  
! CANNON-BALLS4 ,ANTONOV FR[N$4 ,*IK9 IMITAT$ !  
S\ND ( ! BULLETS & MADE FUN ( !M 2 BUT IT WAS  
APP>5T ?AT HE DID NOT LIKE !M4 ,( ONE HE SAID1  
0 ,:AT A HURRY IT IS 9 6 0 ANO!R HE CALL$ A 0 LITTLE  
BEE 2 0 A ?IRD ONE1 :I* FLEW OV] US SL[LY1 & :9+  
PITIFULLY1 HE CALL$ AN 0 ORPHAN10 :I* PROVOK$ A UNI-  
V]SAL RO>4  

,! RECRUIT1 :O WAS NOT US$ TO ?IS1 B5T HIS HEAD  
ASIDE & CRAN$ HIS NECK EV]Y TIME A BULLET PASS$ BY1  
:I*1 TOO1 MADE ! SOLDI]S LAU<4 0 ,IS IT AN ACQUA9T-  
ANCE ( Y\RS1 ?AT Y\ >E B[+ TO IT 8 0 !Y SAID TO  
HIM1 ,VEL5*IIK1 :O O!RWISE WAS EXCE$+LY 9DIF-  
F]5T TO DANG]1 N[ WAS 9 AN AGITAT$ MOOD 3 HE WAS  
OBVI\SLY ANGRY BECAUSE WE DID NOT FIRE ANY CANI/]-%OT  
9 ! DIRECTION FROM :I* ! BULLETS PROCE$$4 ,HE  
REPEAT$ SEV]AL TIMES1 9 A DISCONT5T$ VOICE 3 0 ,:Y DO  
WE LET ,MM %OOT AT US = NO?+ 8 ,IF WE TRA9$ \R  
GUN UPON HIM1 & TREAT$ HIM TO A CANI/]-%OT1 HE  
PROBABLY W\LD /OP40  

,IT WAS 9DE$ TIME TO DO SO4 ,I ORD]$ ! LA/ %ELL  
LET \T1 & A CANI/]-%OT LOAD$4  

0 ,CANI/]-%OT 6 0 CRI$ ,ANTONOV1 LU/ILY1 BE=E !  
SMOKE HAD DISP]S$1 & WALK+ UP ) ! SPONGE TO  
! GUN ! MOM5T ! %ELL HAD BE5 DIS*>G$4  

,JU/ !N ,I SUDD5LY HE>D A %ORT DI/ANCE BEH9D ME  
! P+ ( A :IZZ+ BULLET /RIK+ AGA9/ SOME?+4  
,MY HE>T WAS COMPRESS$4 0 ,IT SEEMS TO ME IT HAS /RUCK  
SOMEBODY10 ,I ?\<T1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME ,I WAS AFRAID  
TO TURN >\ND1 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( A HEAVY PRES5TI-  
M5T4 ,9DE$1 IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ UPON ?IS S\ND  
WAS HE>D ! HEAVY FALL ( A BODY1 & 0 ,OH1 OH1 OH 6 0 !  
PI]C+ CRY ( A W\ND$ MAN4 0 ,IT HAS /RUCK ME1  
BRO!RS 6 0 UTT]$ ) DIFFICULTY A VOICE :I* ,I RECOG-  
NIZ$4 ,IT WAS ,VEL5*UK4 ,HE LAY FIAT ON HIS BACK  
BETWE5 ! LIMB] & ! GUN4 ,! C>TRIDGE-BOX  
:I* HE C>RI$ WAS ?R[N TO ONE SIDE4 ,HIS =EHEAD  
WAS BLOOD-/A9$1 & D[N HIS RI<T EYE & NOSE RAN  
! ?ICK R$ BLOOD4 ,! W\ND WAS 9 ! ABDOM51  
BUT HE HAD HURT HIS =EHEAD 9 HIS FALL4  

,ALL ?IS ,I F\ND \T MU* LAT] 2 9 ! FIR/ MOM5T  
,I SAW ONLY AN 9DI/9CT MASS1 & A T]RIBLE LOT ( BLOOD1  
AS ,I ?\<T4  

,NOT ONE ( ! SOLDI]S1 :O W]E LOAD+ ! GUN1  
SAID A WORD1 ONLY ! RECRUIT MUMBL$ SOME?+ LIKE1  
0 ,I SAY1 ALL BLOODY10 & ,ANTONOV1 SC[L+1 ANGRILY CLE>$  
HIS ?ROAT 2 BUT IT WAS MANIFE/ ?AT ! ?\<T ( DEA?  
HAD PASS$ ?R\< ! M9D ( EA*4 ,EV]YBODY W5T  
TO WORK ) A VIM4 ,! GUN WAS LOAD$ 9 A TW9KLE1  
& ! CANNONE]1 9 BR++ ! %OT1 MADE A C\PLE (  
/EPS >\ND ! PLACE ON :I* ! W\ND$ MAN LAY  
GROAN+4  

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