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Chapter 30

           Wesatinthehayandatethesausageanddrankthewine.Itmusthavebeenwinetheyhadsavedforawedding.Itwassooldthatitwaslosingitscolor.

           "Youlookoutofthiswindow,Luigi,"Isaid."I’llgolookouttheotherwindow."

           WehadeachbeendrinkingoutofoneofthebottlesandItookmybottlewithmeandwentoverandlayflatonthehayandlookedoutthenarrowwindowatthewetcountry.IdonotknowwhatIexpectedtoseebutIdidnotseeanythingexceptthefieldsandthebaremulberrytreesandtherainfalling.Idrankthewineanditdidnotmakemefeelgood.Theyhadkeptittoolongandithadgonetopiecesandlostitsqualityandcolor.Iwatcheditgetdarkoutside;thedarknesscameveryquickly.Itwouldbeablacknightwiththerain.Whenitwasdarktherewasnousewatchinganymore,soIwentovertoPiani.HewaslyingasleepandIdidnotwakehimbutsatdownbesidehimforawhile.Hewasabigmanandhesleptheavily.AfterawhileIwokehimandwestarted.

           Thatwasaverystrangenight.IdonotknowwhatIhadexpected,deathperhapsandshootinginthedarkandrunning,butnothinghappened.Wewaited,lyingflatbeyondtheditchalongthemainroadwhileaGermanbattalionpassed,thenwhentheyweregonewecrossedtheroadandwentontothenorth.WewereveryclosetoGermanstwiceintherainbuttheydidnotseeus.WegotpastthetowntothenorthwithoutseeinganyItalians,thenafterawhilecameonthemainchannelsoftheretreatandwalkedallnighttowardtheTagliamento.

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