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Chapter 27

           "Theordersarethatwestayhere.Youclearthewoundedfromheretotheclearingstation."

           "Sometimesweclearfromtheclearingstationtothefieldhospitalstoo,"Isaid."Tellme,Ihaveneverseenaretreatifthereisaretreathowareallthewoundedevacuated?"

           "Theyarenot.Theytakeasmanyastheycanandleavetherest."

           "WhatwillItakeinthecars?"

           "Hospitalequipment."

           "Allright,"Isaid.

           Thenextnighttheretreatstarted.WeheardthatGermansandAustrianshadbrokenthroughinthenorthandwerecomingdownthemountainvalleystowardCividaleandUdine.Theretreatwasorderly,wetandsullen.Inthenight,goingslowlyalongthecrowdedroadswepassedtroopsmarchingundertherain,guns,horsespullingwagons,mules,motortrucks,allmovingawayfromthefront.Therewasnomoredisorderthaninanadvance.

           Thatnightwehelpedemptythefieldhospitalsthathadbeensetupintheleastruinedvillagesoftheplateau,takingthewoundeddowntoPlavaontheriver-bed:andthenextdayhauledalldayintheraintoevacuatethehospitalsandclearingstationatPlava.ItrainedsteadilyandthearmyoftheBainsizzamoveddownofftheplateauintheOctoberrainandacrosstheriverwherethegreatvictorieshadcommencedinthespringofthatyear.WecameintoGoriziainthemiddleofthenextday.Therainhadstoppedandthetownwasnearlyempty.Aswecameupthestreettheywereloadingthegirlsfromthesoldiers’whorehouseintoatruck.

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