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Dimanche Mai 26th
Matters very quiet the last 3 days, nothing to recount except a sudden drop in the temperature of 30° & is now very cool again.
Restarted hockey tonight & was in good form (Left off here reason given below) scoring 5 out of the 7 goals of my side, we won 7 to 1, so apparently my sickness has not weakened me, merely caused me to lose flesh.
Sundi Mai 27th
Last night whilst writing this diary I had reached the word – "form" when the presence of enemy aircraft overhead made me put my light out & events were then so exciting that there was no lighting it again. For safety sake I lay down on my bed on the floor of the tent & listened to bombs being dropped in all directions, the whole neighbourhood receiving attention & incidently I did not feel in the cheeriest mood after my late experience. Then hearing one of the men call out – look at the incinerator blazing up, I went outside to see & sure enough it was making a splendid mark. It was so