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from the Turk onto the flying birds. Only two managed to fall in our lines & were immediately picked up & laid by for use. My comrade over the way was a lucky number & he & his staff have been busy during the afternoon plucking & otherwise preparing the bird for the pot. I am in hopes of being a guest for dinner at his dugout tonight, provided the Turkey is produced. Another & more animated scene prevails near the canteen. The home mail has arrived & during the sorting period a crowd always assembles in hopes of news. The soldier is always busy with his news bag on this event full day & must on no occasion be disturbed in his lair. After a day it might be wise to approach & request the loan of various reading material & thus the various contributions go the rounds. It is a generous feeling & provides good comradeship as many a poor chap gets neither letter or paper & to them mail day is neither a pleasure or otherwise. Our good luck appears phenomenal today as we also have an issue of cigarettes, matches, and tobacco. As these are absolute essential & luxury, you can imagine our feeling at receiving such a collection of godsends all in the one day.