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General Dreedle

           "No,Dad,itisn’t"

           "Allright,lettheinsubordinatesonofabitchgo,"GeneralDreedlesnarled,turningbitterlyawayfromhisson-in-lawandbarkingpeevishlyatColonelCathcart’schauffeurandColonelCathcart’smeteorologist."Butgethimoutofthisbuildingandkeephimout.Andlet’scontinuethisgoddambriefingbeforethewarends.I’veneverseensomuchincompetence."ColonelCathcartnoddedlamelyatGeneralDreedleandsignaledhismenhurriedlytopushMajorDanbyoutsidethebuilding.AssoonasMajorDanbyhadbeenpushedoutside,though,therewasnoonetocontinuethebriefing.Everyonegawkedateveryoneelseinoafishsurprise.GeneralDreedleturnedpurplewithrageasnothinghappened.ColonelCathcarthadnoideawhattodo.HewasabouttobeginmoaningaloudwhenColonelKorncametotherescuebysteppingforwardandtakingcontrol.ColonelCathcartsighedwithenormous,tearfulrelief,almostoverwhelmedwithgratitude.

           "Now,men,we’regoingtosynchronizeourwatches,"ColonelKornbeganpromptlyinasharp,commandingmanner,rollinghiseyesflirtatiouslyinGeneralDreedle’sdirection."We’regoingtosynchronizeourwatchesonetimeandonetimeonly,andifitdoesn’tcomeoffinthatonetime,GeneralDreedleandIaregoingtowanttoknowwhy.Isthatclear?"HeflutteredhiseyestowardGeneralDreedleagaintomakesurehisplughadregistered."Nowsetyourwatchesfornine-eighteen.

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