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constructed to give a clear waterway. The result is several pieces of water & one fairway under a roof of trees. The whole valley is well wooded while the surrounding bordering hills are mostly bare.
Roy St George knew of a hill which gave a beautiful view, so he, Dick Barlow, Ob. Grey (Long Grey of Caestre days) & I started out along the canal. We crossed it by a pontoon bridge, met the artist who was with us in the Caestre Camp (coincidence), went through the village of Vaux, along a dusty road, up a hill & arrived at some trenches that gave us food for thought. They may have been used in the March retreat, but in any case they were ours & were on a bluff which gave a wonderfully commanding position.
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