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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ! TROOPS REA*$ !IR NI<T'S HALT+ PLACE ON ! EI<? ( 
 ,NOVEMB]1 ! LA/ DAY ( ! ,KRASNOE BATTLES1 IT WAS ALREADY GR[+ 
 DUSK4 ,ALL DAY IT HAD BE5 CALM & FRO/Y ) OCCASIONAL LI<TLY FALL+ 
 SN[ & T[>D EV5+ IT BEGAN TO CLE>4 ,?R\< ! FALL+ SN[ A 
 PURPLE-BLACK & />RY SKY %[$ ITSELF & ! FRO/ GREW KE5]4 

,AN 9FANTRY REGIM5T :I* HAD LEFT ,T>UT9O ?REE ?\S& /RONG BUT N[ 
 NUMB]$ ONLY N9E HUNDR$ WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ TO >RIVE ?AT NI<T AT 
 ITS HALT+ PLACE--A VILLAGE ON ! HI<ROAD4 ,! QU>T]MA/]S :O 
 MET ! REGIM5T ANN\NC$ ?AT ALL ! HUTS W]E FULL ( SICK & DEAD 
 ,FR5*M51 CAVALRYM51 & MEMB]S ( ! /AFF4 ,!RE WAS ONLY ONE HUT 
 AVAILABLE = ! REGIM5TAL COMM&]4 

,! COMM&] RODE UP TO HIS HUT4 ,! REGIM5T PASS$ ?R\< ! VILLAGE 
 & /ACK$ ITS >MS 9 FRONT ( ! LA/ HUTS4 

,LIKE SOME HUGE MANY-LIMB$ ANIMAL1 ! REGIM5T BEGAN TO PREP>E ITS LAIR 
 & ITS FOOD4 ,ONE P>T ( IT DISP]S$ & WAD$ KNEE-DEEP ?R\< ! 
 SN[ 9TO A BIR* =E/ TO ! RI<T ( ! VILLAGE1 & IMM$IATELY ! 
 S\ND ( AXES & SWORDS1 ! CRA%+ ( BRAN*ES1 & M]RY VOICES C\LD 
 BE HE>D FROM !RE4 ,ANO!R SECTION AMID ! REGIM5TAL WAGONS & HORSES 
 :I* W]E /&+ 9 A GR\P WAS BUSY GETT+ \T CAULDRONS & RYE 
 BISCUIT1 & FE$+ ! HORSES4 ,A ?IRD SECTION SCATT]$ ?R\< ! 
 VILLAGE >RANG+ QU>T]S = ! /AFF (FIC]S1 C>RY+ \T ! ,FR5* 
 CORPSES ?AT W]E 9 ! HUTS1 & DRAGG+ AWAY BO>DS1 DRY WOOD1 & 
 ?AT* FROM ! RO(S1 = ! CAMPFIRES1 OR WATTLE F5CES TO S]VE = 
 %ELT]4 

,SOME FIFTE5 M5 ) M]RY %\TS W]E %AK+ D[N ! HI< WATTLE WALL 
 ( A %$1 ! RO( ( :I* HAD ALREADY BE5 REMOV$4 

0,N[ !N1 ALL TOGE!R--%OVE60 CRI$ ! VOICES1 & ! HUGE 
 SURFACE ( ! WALL1 SPR9KL$ ) SN[ & CREAK+ ) FRO/1 WAS SE5 
 SWAY+ 9 ! GLOOM ( ! NI<T4 ,! L[] /AKES CRACK$ MORE & MORE 
 & AT LA/ ! WALL FELL1 & ) IT ! M5 :O HAD BE5 PU%+ IT4 
 ,L\D1 CO>SE LAU<T] & JOY\S %\TS 5SU$4 

0,N[ !N1 CAT* HOLD 9 TWOS6 ,H& UP ! LEV]6 ,?AT'S 
 IT4444 ,:]E >E Y\ %OV+ TO80 

0,N[1 ALL TOGE!R6 ,BUT WAIT A MOM5T1 BOYS444 ,) A SONG60 

,ALL /OOD SIL5T1 & A S(T1 PLEASANT VELVETY VOICE BEGAN TO S+4 ,AT ! 
 5D ( ! ?IRD V]SE AS ! LA/ NOTE DI$ AWAY1 TW5TY VOICES RO>$ 
 \T AT ONCE3 0,OO-OO-OO-OO6 ,?AT'S IT4 ,ALL TOGE!R6 ,HEAVE AWAY1 BOYS64440 
 BUT DESPITE !IR UNIT$ EF=TS ! WATTLE H>DLY MOV$1 & 9 ! 
 SIL5CE ?AT FOLL[$ ! HEAVY BREA?+ ( ! M5 WAS AUDIBLE4 

0,H]E1 Y\ ( ! ,SIX? ,COMPANY6 ,DEVILS ?AT Y\ >E6 ,L5D A H&444 WILL 
 Y\8 ,Y\ MAY WANT US ONE ( !SE DAYS40 

,SOME TW5TY M5 ( ! ,SIX? ,COMPANY :O W]E ON !IR WAY 9TO ! 
 VILLAGE JO9$ ! HAUL]S1 & ! WATTLE WALL1 :I* WAS AB\T 
 ?IRTY-FIVE FEET LONG & SEV5 FEET HI<1 MOV$ =W>D ALONG ! VILLAGE 
 /REET1 SWAY+1 PRESS+ UPON & CUTT+ ! %\LD]S ( ! GASP+ 
 M54 

0,GET ALONG444 ,FALL+8 ,:AT >E Y\ /OPP+ =8 ,!RE N[44440 

,M]RY S5SELESS WORDS ( ABUSE FL[$ FREELY4 

0,:AT >E Y\ UP TO80 SUDD5LY CAME ! AU?ORITATIVE VOICE ( A S]GEANT 
 MAJOR :O CAME UPON ! M5 :O W]E HAUL+ !IR BURD54 0,!RE >E 
 G5TRY H]E2 ! G5]AL HIMSELF IS 9 ?AT HUT1 & Y\ F\L-M\!D 
 DEVILS1 Y\ BRUTES1 ,I'LL GIVE IT TO Y\60 %\T$ HE1 HITT+ ! FIR/ 
 MAN :O CAME 9 HIS WAY A SW++ BL[ ON ! BACK4 0,CAN'T Y\ MAKE LESS 
 NOISE80 

,! M5 BECAME SIL5T4 ,! SOLDI] :O HAD BE5 /RUCK GROAN$ & WIP$ 
 HIS FACE1 :I* HAD BE5 SCRAT*$ TILL IT BL$ BY HIS FALL+ AGA9/ ! 
 WATTLE4 

0,!RE1 H[ ?AT DEVIL HITS \T6 ,HE'S MADE MY FACE ALL BLOODY10 SAID HE 9 
 A FRI<T5$ :ISP] :5 ! S]GEANT MAJOR HAD PASS$ ON4 

0,DON'T Y\ LIKE IT80 SAID A LAU<+ VOICE1 & MOD]AT+ !IR TONES ! 
 M5 MOV$ =W>D4 

,:5 !Y W]E \T ( ! VILLAGE !Y BEGAN TALK+ AGA9 AS L\D AS 
 BE=E1 9T]L>D+ !IR TALK ) ! SAME AIMLESS EXPLETIVES4 

,9 ! HUT :I* ! M5 HAD PASS$1 ! *IEF (FIC]S HAD GA!R$ & 
 W]E 9 ANIMAT$ TALK OV] !IR TEA AB\T ! EV5TS ( ! DAY & ! 
 MANEUV]S SUGGE/$ = TOMORR[4 ,IT WAS PROPOS$ TO MAKE A FLANK M>* TO 
 ! LEFT1 CUT (F ! ,VISE-,K+ 7,MURAT7 & CAPTURE HIM4 

,BY ! TIME ! SOLDI]S HAD DRAGG$ ! WATTLE F5CE TO ITS PLACE ! 
 CAMPFIRES W]E BLAZ+ ON ALL SIDES READY = COOK+1 ! WOOD CRACKL$1 
 ! SN[ WAS MELT+1 & BLACK %AD[S ( SOLDI]S FLITT$ TO & FRO ALL 
 OV] ! OCCUPI$ SPACE :]E ! SN[ HAD BE5 TRODD5 D[N4 

,AXES & *OPP]S W]E PLI$ ALL >\ND4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS DONE )\T ANY 
 ORD]S BE+ GIV54 ,/ORES ( WOOD W]E BR\<T = ! NI<T1 %ELT]S 
 W]E RIGG$ UP = ! (FIC]S1 CAULDRONS W]E BE+ BOIL$1 & MUSKETS 
 & ACC\T]M5TS PUT 9 ORD]4 

,! WATTLE WALL ! M5 HAD BR\<T WAS SET UP 9 A SEMICIRCLE BY ! 
 ,EI<? ,COMPANY AS A %ELT] FROM ! NOR?1 PROPP$ UP BY MUSKET RE/S1 
 & A CAMPFIRE WAS BUILT BE=E IT4 ,!Y BEAT ! TATTOO1 CALL$ ! ROLL1 
 HAD SUPP]1 & SETTL$ D[N R\ND ! FIRES = ! NI<T--SOME 
 REPAIR+ !IR FOOTGE>1 SOME SMOK+ PIPES1 & SOME /RIPP+ 
 !MSELVES NAK$ TO /EAM ! LICE \T ( !IR %IRTS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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