Part 1

Chapter 1

           Inthelatesummerofthatyearwelivedinahouseinavillagethatlookedacrosstheriverandtheplaintothemountains.Inthebedoftherivertherewerepebblesandboulders,dryandwhiteinthesun,andthewaterwasclearandswiftlymovingandblueinthechannels.Troopswentbythehouseanddowntheroadandthedusttheyraisedpowderedtheleavesofthetrees.Thetrunksofthetreestooweredustyandtheleavesfellearlythatyearandwesawthetroopsmarchingalongtheroadandthedustrisingandleaves,stirredbythebreeze,fallingandthesoldiersmarchingandafterwardtheroadbareandwhiteexceptfortheleaves.

           Theplainwasrichwithcrops;thereweremanyorchardsoffruittreesandbeyondtheplainthemountainswerebrownandbare.Therewasfightinginthemountainsandatnightwecouldseetheflashesfromtheartillery.Inthedarkitwaslikesummerlightning,butthenightswerecoolandtherewasnotthefeelingofastormcoming.

           Sometimesinthedarkweheardthetroopsmarchingunderthewindowandgunsgoingpastpulledbymotor-tractors.Therewasmuchtrafficatnightandmanymulesontheroadswithboxesofammunitiononeachsideoftheirpack-saddlesandgraymotortrucksthatcarriedmen,andothertruckswithloadscoveredwithcanvasthatmovedslowerinthetraffic.Therewerebiggunstoothatpassedinthedaydrawnbytractors,thelongbarrelsofthegunscoveredwithgreenbranchesandgreenleafybranchesandvineslaidoverthetractors.Tothenorthwecouldlookacrossavalleyandseeaforestofchestnuttreesandbehinditanothermountainonthissideoftheriver.Therewasfightingforthatmountaintoo,butitwasnotsuccessful,andinthefallwhentherainscametheleavesallfellfromthechestnuttreesandthebrancheswerebareandthetrunksblackwithrain.

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