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Chapter 27

           Ididnotdescribeitindetail,onlysaiditwasadolce,andIthinkhebelieveditwassomethingmoreelaboratethanbreadpudding.

           DidIknowwherehewasgoingtogo?IsaidIdidn’tbutthatsomeoftheothercarswereatCaporetto.Hehopedhewouldgoupthatway.Itwasanicelittleplaceandhelikedthehighmountainhaulingupbeyond.Hewasaniceboyandeveryoneseemedtolikehim.HesaidwhereitreallyhadbeenhellwasatSanGabrieleandtheattackbeyondLomthathadgonebad.HesaidtheAustrianshadagreatamountofartilleryinthewoodsalongTernovaridgebeyondandaboveus,andshelledtheroadsbadlyatnight.Therewasabatteryofnavalgunsthathadgottenonhisnerves.Iwouldrecognizethembecauseoftheirflattrajectory.Youheardthereportandthentheshriekcommencedalmostinstantly.Theyusuallyfiredtwogunsatonce,onerightaftertheother,andthefragmentsfromtheburstwereenormous.Heshowedmeone,asmoothlyjaggedpieceofmetaloverafootlong.Itlookedlikebabbittingmetal.

           "Idon’tsupposetheyaresoeffective,"Ginosaid."Buttheyscareme.Theyallsoundasthoughtheycamedirectlyforyou.Thereistheboom,theninstantlytheshriekandburst.What’stheuseofnotbeingwoundediftheyscareyoutodeath?"

           HesaidtherewereCroatsinthelinesoppositeusnowandsomeMagyars.Ourtroopswerestillintheattackingpositions.TherewasnowiretospeakofandnoplacetofallbacktoifthereshouldbeanAustrianattack.

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