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Chapter 27

           TheyhaveeatenalltheAustrians’potatoesandchestnutsfromthewoods.Theyoughttofeedthembetter.Wearebigeaters.Iamsurethereisplentyoffood.Itisverybadforthesoldierstobeshortoffood.Haveyouevernoticedthedifferenceitmakesinthewayyouthink?"

           "Yes,"Isaid."Itcan’twinawarbutitcanloseone."

           "Wewon’ttalkaboutlosing.Thereisenoughtalkaboutlosing.Whathasbeendonethissummercannothavebeendoneinvain."

           Ididnotsayanything.Iwasalwaysembarrassedbythewordssacred,glorious,andsacrificeandtheexpressioninvain.Wehadheardthem,sometimesstandingintherainalmostoutofearshot,sothatonlytheshoutedwordscamethrough,andhadreadthem,onproclamationsthatwereslappedupbybillpostersoverotherproclamations,nowforalongtime,andIhadseennothingsacred,andthethingsthatwereglorioushadnogloryandthesacrificeswerelikethestockyardsatChicagoifnothingwasdonewiththemeatexcepttoburyit.Thereweremanywordsthatyoucouldnotstandtohearandfinallyonlythenamesofplaceshaddignity.Certainnumberswerethesamewayandcertaindatesandthesewiththenamesoftheplaceswereallyoucouldsayandhavethemmeananything.Abstractwordssuchasglory,honor,courage,orhallowwereobscenebesidetheconcretenamesofvillages,thenumbersofroads,thenamesofrivers,thenumbersofregimentsandthedates.

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