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Major Major Major Major

           "Major,I’mgladyou’reintheclear.Itmeanswe’llbeabletoworktogether,andI’mgoingtoneedeverymanIcanget.SomewhereintheEuropeantheaterofoperationsisamanwho’sgettinghishandsoncommunicationsaddressedtoyou.Haveyouanyideawhoitcanbe?"

           "No."

           "Well,Ihaveaprettygoodidea,"saidthesecondC.I.D.man,andleanedforwardtowhisperconfidentially."ThatbastardTowser.Whyelsewouldhegoaroundshootinghismouthoffaboutme?Now,youkeepyoureyesopenandletmeknowtheminuteyouhearanyoneeventalkingaboutWashingtonIrving.I’llthrowasecuritycheckonthechaplainandeveryoneelsearoundhere."

           Themomenthewasgone,thefirstC.I.D.manjumpedintoMajorMajor’sofficethroughthewindowandwantedtoknowwhothesecondC.I.D.manwas.MajorMajorbarelyrecognizedhim.

           "HewasaC.I.D.man,"MajorMajortoldhim.

           "Likehellhewas,"saidthefirstC.I.D.man."I’mtheC.I.D.manaroundhere."

           MajorMajorbarelyrecognizedhimbecausehewaswearingafadedmarooncorduroybathrobewithopenseamsunderbotharms,lintyflannelpajamas,andwornhouseslipperswithoneflappingsole.Thiswasregulationhospitaldress,MajorMajorrecalled.Themanhadaddedabouttwentypoundsandseemedburstingwithgoodhealth.

           "I’mreallyaverysickman,"hewhined."Icaughtcoldinthehospitalfromafighterpilotandcamedownwithaveryseriouscaseofpneumonia."

           "I’mverysorry,"MajorMajorsaid.

           "Alotofgoodthatdoesme,"theC.I.D.mansniveled.

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