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           BythetimeColonelCathcarthadraisedthenumberofmissionstofiftyfive,SergeantTowserhadbeguntosuspectthatperhapseverymanwhoworeauniformwascrazy.SergeantTowserwasleanandangularandhadfineblondhairsolightitwasalmostwithoutcolor,sunkencheeks,andteethlikelargewhitemarshmallows.Heranthesquadronandwasnothappydoingit.MenlikeHungryJoegloweredathimwithblamefulhatred,andApplebysubjectedhimtovindictivediscourtesynowthathehadestablishedhimselfasahotpilotandaPing-Pongplayerwhoneverlostapoint.SergeantTowserranthesquadronbecausetherewasnooneelseinthesquadrontorunit.Hehadnointerestinwaroradvancement.HewasinterestedinshardsandHepplewhitefurniture.

           Almostwithoutrealizingit,SergeantTowserhadfallenintothehabitofthinkingofthedeadmaninYossarian’stentinYossarian’sowntermsasadeadmaninYossarian’stent.Inreality,hewasnosuchthing.Hewassimplyareplacementpilotwhohadbeenkilledincombatbeforehehadofficiallyreportedforduty.Hehadstoppedattheoperationstenttoinquirethewaytotheorderly-roomtentandhadbeensentrightintoactionbecausesomanymenhadcompletedthethirty-fivemissionsrequiredthenthatCaptainPiltchardandCaptainWrenwerefindingitdifficulttoassemblethenumberofcrewsspecifiedbyGroup.

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