Волхв

Chapter 20

           Theygotpastmycraterandtothetrencheswehadattackedfrom,buttheyweredrivenbackagainalmostatonce.AllIknewofthiswasthenoise.AndthefootofaGermansoldier.Heusedmyshoulderforasupportwhilehewasfiring."Nightfellagain.Therewaswartothesouth,butoursectorwasquiet.Thebattlewasover.Ourcasualtiesweresomethirteenthousandkilledthirteenthousandminds,memories,loves,sensations,worlds,universesbecausethehumanmindismoreauniversethantheuniverseitselfandallforafewhundredyardsofuselessmud."AtmidnightIcrawledbacktothevillageonmystomach.IwasafraidImightbeshotbyastartledsentry.Buttheplacewasmannedbycorpses,andIwasinthemiddleofadesertofthedead.Ifoundmywaydownacommunicationtrench.There,too,onlysilenceandcorpses.ThenalittlefurtheronIheardEnglishvoicesahead,andcalledout.Itwasapartyofstretcher-bearers,passingroundforafinalascertainingthatonlythedeadremained.IsaidIhadbeenknockedoutbyashellblast."Theydidnotdoubtmystory.Strangerthingshadhappened.FromthemIlearntwherewhatwasleftofmybattalionwas.Ihadnoplan,nothingbuttheinstinctofachildtoreturntoitshome.ButastheSpanishsay,adrowningmansoonlearnstoswim.IknewImustbeofficiallydead.ThatifIranaway,atleastnoonewouldberunningafterme.BydawnIwastenmilesbehindthelines.IhadalittlemoneyandFrenchhadalwaysbeenthelinguafrancaofmyhome

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