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           "Dude,whathityou?Youlooklikeyouwenttwentyinthecagewithathree-hundred-poundIrishman."Tothesergeant:"Wait,thatmeansKeiji’stheonewhoknockedalltheseover?"Backtome:"Helluvawaytostarttheday,goin’andruinin’aguy’smorninglikethat."

           "What’sthematter,don’tyouwanttohelp?"

           "Don’tbesilly!Foryou,I’dpickupanything.Potatoes,pumpkins,landmines-"

           "Enough.Isthereanyoneinthislousyexcuseforaplatoonwhoseheadisn’tlodgedsecurelyuphisasshole?"

           "Thathurts,Sarge.Youwatch.I’llbringthehardestworkin’meninthe17th."

           "Kiriya!Quitstandin’aroundlikeascarecrowandgetyourbuttovertotheinfirmary!You’reexcusedfromtoday’sPT."

           "PT?WhosaidanythingaboutPT?"

           "Idid.Someonesteppedinaknee-deeppileofpigshitinthePXlastnight.Nowthatmaynothaveanythingtodowithyou,butnevertheless,atoh-nine-hundred,you’regoingtoassembleattheNo.1TrainingFieldinyourfourth-tierequipmentforPhysicalTraining."

           "Yougottabekidding!We’regoin’intobattletomorrow,andyou’resendingusoffforPT?"

           "That’sanorder,Corporal."

           "Sir,we’llreporttotheNo.1TrainingFieldatoh-nine-hundredinfullfourth-tierequipment,sir!Butonething,Sarge.Webeendoin’thatliquorraidforyears.Whygiveusahardtimeaboutitnow?"

           "Youreallywanttoknow?"Ferrellrolledhiseyes.

           LeavingtheconversationI’dheardbeforebehind,Iescapedtotheinfirmary.