Suddenly, I heard a loud voice say clearly and distinctly, “You will survive the war!” I looked first at Hillbilly and then at the sergeant. Each returned my glance with a quizzical expression on his face in the gathering darkness. Obviously they hadn’t said anything. “Did y’all hear that?” I asked. “Hear what?” they both inquired. “Someone said something,” I said. “I didn’t hear anything. How about you?” said Hillbilly, turning to the sergeant. “No, just that machine gun off to the left.” Shortly the word was passed to get settled for the night. Hillbilly and the sergeant crawled back to
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