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Chapter 30

           "Abandonedhistroops,orderedtobeshot,"hesaid.

           Twocarabinieritookthelieutenant-coloneltotheriverbank.Hewalkedintherain,anoldmanwithhishatoff,acarabinierioneitherside.IdidnotwatchthemshoothimbutIheardtheshots.Theywerequestioningsomeoneelse.Thisofficertoowasseparatedfromhistroops.Hewasnotallowedtomakeanexplanation.Hecriedwhentheyreadthesentencefromthepadofpaper,andtheywerequestioninganotherwhentheyshothim.Theymadeapointofbeingintentonquestioningthenextmanwhilethemanwhohadbeenquestionedbeforewasbeingshot.Inthiswaytherewasobviouslynothingtheycoulddoaboutit.IdidnotknowwhetherIshouldwaittobequestionedormakeabreaknow.IwasobviouslyaGermaninItalianuniform.Isawhowtheirmindsworked;iftheyhadmindsandiftheyworked.Theywereallyoungmenandtheyweresavingtheircountry.Thesecondarmywasbeingre-formedbeyondtheTagliamento.Theywereexecutingofficersoftherankofmajorandabovewhowereseparatedfromtheirtroops.TheywerealsodealingsummarilywithGermanagitatorsinItalianuniform.Theyworesteelhelmets.Onlytwoofushadsteelhelmets.Someofthecarabinierihadthem.Theothercarabinieriworethewidehat.Airplaneswecalledthem.Westoodintherainandweretakenoutoneatatimetobequestionedandshot.Sofartheyhadshoteveryonetheyhadquestioned.Thequestionershadthatbeautifuldetachmentanddevotiontosternjusticeofmendealingindeathwithoutbeinginanydangerofit

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