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Havermyer

           Hewasaprick,andnooneknewthisbetterthanGeneralDreedle,whowasincensedbyGeneralPeckem’srecentdirectiverequiringalltentsintheMediterraneantheaterofoperationstobepitchedalongparallellineswithentrancesfacingbackproudlytowardtheWashingtonMonument.ToGeneralDreedle,whoranafightingoutfit,itseemedalotofcrap.Furthermore,itwasnoneofGeneralPeckem’sgoddambusinesshowthetentsinGeneralDreedle’swingwerepitched.TherethenfollowedahecticjurisdictionaldisputebetweentheseoverlordsthatwasdecidedinGeneralDreedle’sfavorbyex-P.F.C.Wintergreen,mailclerkatTwenty-seventhAirForceHeadquarters.WintergreendeterminedtheoutcomebythrowingallcommunicationsfromGeneralPeckemintothewastebasket.Hefoundthemtooprolix.GeneralDreedle’sviews,expressedinlesspretentiousliterarystyle,pleasedex-P.F.C.Wintergreenandwerespedalongbyhiminzealousobservanceofregulations.GeneralDreedlewasvictoriousbydefault.

           Toregainwhateverstatushehadlost,GeneralPeckembegansendingoutmoreU.S.O.troupesthanhehadeversentoutbeforeandassignedtoColonelCargillhimselftheresponsibilityofgeneratingenoughenthusiasmforthem.

           ButtherewasnoenthusiasminYossarian’sgroup.InYossarian’sgrouptherewasonlyamountingnumberofenlistedmenandofficerswhofoundtheirwaysolemnlytoSergeantTowserseveraltimesadaytoaskiftheorderssendingthemhomehadcomein.Theyweremenwhohadfinishedtheirfiftymissions.

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