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Major Major Major Major

           "Howaboutthis?"

           MajorMajorbentforwardslightlyandsawacopyofthepieceofVmailfromwhichYossarianhadblackedouteverythingbutthenameMaryandonwhichhehadwritten,"Iyearnforyoutragically.A.T.Tappman,Chaplain,U.S.Army."MajorMajorshookhishead.

           "I’veneverseenitbefore."

           "DoyouknowwhoA.T.Tappmanis?"

           "He’sthegroupchaplain."

           "Thatlocksitup,"saidthesecondC.I.D.man."WashingtonIrvingisthegroupchaplain."

           MajorMajorfeltatwingeofalarm."A.T.Tappmanisthegroupchaplain,"hecorrected.

           "Areyousure?"

           "Yes."

           "Whyshouldthegroupchaplainwritethisonaletter?"

           "Perhapssomebodyelsewroteitandforgedhisname."

           "Whywouldsomebodywanttoforgethegroupchaplain’sname?"

           "Toescapedetection."

           "Youmayberight,"thesecondC.I.D.mandecidedafteraninstant’shesitation,andsmackedhislipscrisply."Maybewe’reconfrontedwithagang,withtwomenworkingtogetherwhojusthappentohaveoppositenames.Yes,I’msurethat’sit.Oneofthemhereinthesquadron,oneofthemupatthehospitalandoneofthemwiththechaplain.Thatmakesthreemen,doesn’tit?Areyouabsolutelysureyouneversawanyoftheseofficialdocumentsbefore?"

           "IwouldhavesignedthemifIhad."

           "Withwhosename?"askedthesecondC.I.D.mancunningly."YoursorWashingtonIrving’s?"

           "Withmyownname,"MajorMajortoldhim."Idon’tevenknowWashingtonIrving’sname."

           ThesecondC.I.D.manbrokeintoasmile.

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