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Chapter 30

           Wecouldgetoutofeitherwindowontotheroofanddown,orgodownthehaychuteifthestairswereimpractical.Itwasabigbarnandwecouldhideinthehayifweheardanyone.Itseemedlikeagoodplace.Iwassurewecouldhavegottenthroughtothesouthiftheyhadnotfiredonus.ItwasimpossiblethattherewereGermansthere.TheywerecomingfromthenorthanddowntheroadfromCividale.Theycouldnothavecomethroughfromthesouth.TheItalianswereevenmoredangerous.Theywerefrightenedandfiringonanythingtheysaw.LastnightontheretreatwehadheardthattherehadbeenmanyGermansinItalianuniformsmixingwiththeretreatinthenorth.Ididnotbelieveit.Thatwasoneofthosethingsyoualwaysheardinthewar.Itwasoneofthethingstheenemyalwaysdidtoyou.YoudidnotknowanyonewhowentoverinGermanuniformtoconfusethem.Maybetheydidbutitsoundeddifficult.IdidnotbelievetheGermansdidit.

           Ididnotbelievetheyhadto.Therewasnoneedtoconfuseourretreat.Thesizeofthearmyandthefewnessoftheroadsdidthat.Nobodygaveanyorders,letaloneGermans.Still,theywouldshootusforGermans.TheyshotAymo.Thehaysmelledgoodandlyinginabarninthehaytookawayalltheyearsinbetween.Wehadlaininhayandtalkedandshotsparrowswithanair-riflewhentheyperchedinthetrianglecuthighupinthewallofthebarn.Thebarnwasgonenowandoneyeartheyhadcutthehemlockwoodsandtherewereonlystumps,driedtree-tops,branchesandfireweedwherethewoodshadbeen.

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