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The dugout we occupied up to the night before last has been hit by a Minnie and no dug out can be seen, in fact nothing but a hole about 20 ft across and 12 ft deep. Our SB squad was called out and we picked up one man -- But I will describe no more awful casualties, it would only make my diary a horror instead of an interesting book However, I thought my first sight of death would horrify me, but we take it as part of our work, and the scene of action, the whirring of the flying shells and shrapnel, chase all thoughts of the gruesomeness of our task
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