Уловка 22

Bologna

           WhenitstoppedraininginBologna,itbeganagaininPianosa.Iftherewasnorainatall,therewerefreakish,inexplicablephenomenaliketheepidemicofdiarrheaorthebomblinethatmoved.Fourtimesduringthefirstsixdaystheywereassembledandbriefedandthensentback.Once,theytookoffandwereflyinginformationwhenthecontroltowersummonedthemdown.Themoreitrained,theworsetheysuffered.Theworsetheysuffered,themoretheyprayedthatitwouldcontinueraining.Allthroughthenight,menlookedattheskyandweresaddenedbythestars.Allthroughtheday,theylookedatthebomblineonthebig,wobblingeaselmapofItalythatblewoverinthewindandwasdraggedinundertheawningoftheintelligencetenteverytimetherainbegan.ThebomblinewasascarletbandofnarrowsatinribbonthatdelineatedtheforwardmostpositionoftheAlliedgroundforcesineverysectoroftheItalianmainland.

           ThemorningafterHungryJoe’sfistfightwithHuple’scat,therainstoppedfallinginbothplaces.Thelandingstripbegantodry.Itwouldtakeafulltwenty-fourhourstoharden;buttheskyremainedcloudless.Theresentmentsincubatingineachmanhatchedintohatred.FirsttheyhatedtheinfantrymenonthemainlandbecausetheyhadfailedtocaptureBologna.Thentheybegantohatethebomblineitself.Forhourstheystaredrelentlesslyatthescarletribbononthemapandhateditbecauseitwouldnotmoveuphighenoughtoencompassthecity.

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