Item 01: G. O. Hawkins articles and notes ca. 1916-1919 - Page 31

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of fragments, had fallen back to earth, and no one had been hurt
A great out-swelling cloud of evil gasses and smoke had risen like a summer cloud and with its great unfolding curves of light and shade had become a shape of beauty not unworthy of the sky.
"Ah" the Colonel had said "you saved our lives sapper, I shouldn't have liked being snuffed out by that. To be killed in action against the enemy is a different thing. But an accident like that, No, No."
So all day long that centre of fury unquenchable had played its noisy parody on war. And puny man had been powerless to bring it to an end
So must it be when man brings the elements of kindly

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