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a shell torn wall or tree mars the scene, but comparatively it is splendid. I have found a hollowed out bivouac foundation large enough for four men, &have sheltered one corner from the dew to make me a beautiful fresh resting place. Under me as I write is straw freshly gathered from the field on the edge of which, in the fringe of the wood, I am sitting. Beyond my waterproof sheet roof are trees whose foliage is prettily pierced by the light of the setting sun.
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George Walton is dead & so is Jack Cook. Both were quiet good chaps. George Walton has been referred to in my diaries before as the fine strong christian, leader of the bible study circle, & wonderfully helpful
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