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| Monday, January 3rd, 2011 | | 5:30 am |
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That's meant to be soft green grass"What @@@@@ That's meant to be soft green grass"What about the wife, Sergeant?" A pair of soldiers were holding the arms of a silent, straining woman in a hooded black cloakThe cart will come later to take him away The woman ran after the menShe caught the sergeant's goldstriped sleeve"Your officer promised I could bury him," she cried"Ne gave me his word The sergeant shoved her away"I only had orders for the flogging, the rest is none of my business The blackcloaked figure stood alone on the street, watching the soldiers walk into the barShe made one sound, a shuddering sob Then she turned and ran to the wheel, the blood-covered body "Danny, oh Danny, oh my dear She crouched, then kneeled in the ghastly mud, trying to lift torn shoulders and lolling head into her lapHer hood fell away, revealing a pale fine-boned face, neatly chignoned golden hair, blue eyes in shadowed circles of grief Scarlett was frozen in placeTo move, to clatter wheels over cobbles would be an obscene intrusion on the woman's tragedy A dirty little boy ran barefoot across the square"Can I have a button or something, lady? My ma wants a keepsake he shook the woman's shoulderScarlett raced over the cobbles, the bloodspattered grass, the edge of the churned mudShe grabbed the boy's armhe looked up, startled, mouth gapingScarlett slapped his face with all the strength in her armThe sound of it was like the crack of a rifle | | Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 | | 5:30 am |
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“I'm not hungry anymore,” I whispered, @@@@@ “I'm not hungry anymore,” I whispered, though my bread sat barely touched on the counter beside meI hopped down and, hugging the wall, made my escape Jamie followed right behind meHe caught up to me in the big garden plaza and handed me the remains of my bread “It was real interesting, honest,” he told me“I don't think anyone's too upset “Jeb put Doc up to this, didn't he?” “You tell good storiesOnce everyone knows that, they'll want to hear themJust like me and Jeb “What if I don'twant to tell them?” Jamie frowned“Well, I guess then… you shouldn'tBut it seems like you don't mind telling me stories I could have said,You don't want to kill me, but the implications would have upset him “Once people get to know you, they'll all like you “Ian and Doc do not like me, JamieThey're just morbidly curiousWe were to our room by nowI shoved the screen aside and threw myself onto the mattressJamie sat down less forcefully beside me and looped his arms around his knees “Don't be mad,” he pleaded “It won't be so bad “Doc's going to do this every time I go in the kitchen, isn't he?” Jamie nodded sheepishly “We all want to know I sighed and rolled onto my stomach“Does Jeb have to get his way every single time?” Jamie thought for a moment, then nodd | | Saturday, January 1st, 2011 | | 5:30 am |
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A few drops were pattering on the tentThe @@@@@ A few drops were pattering on the tentThe sky was a unique color; it had the leaden-greenish surface of stained glass, but there was a sheen, too, as though an intense light were shining on the other side of the pane"It's gonna rain like a sonofabitch," he said"You guys got your tent anchored okay?" "Ah reckon so," Wilson saidA soldier went running by outside, and the sound of his footsteps evoked a moody spirit in RedIt was the old sound, a man trying to get under cover before a storm"All I ever done my whole life was get a wet ass," he muttered "You know," Wilson said, "ol' Stanley is really feelin' his piss now that he's in for corporalAh heard him tellin' one of the replacements all about the Motome invasion'It was rough,' Stanley said"Ah was glad to hear that Stanley thought so, 'cause Ah hadn't made up mah mind about it"Stanley ain't gonna give me any of his crapGallagher and Wilson still believed he had been afraid to fight StanleyWhen he had heard that Stanley was going to make corporal he had been amused and contemptuous; it had seemed just rightStanley would be noncom material"More men get to heaven by sucking first at the other end," he mumbled to himself Only it wasn't that simpleHe realized abruptly that he had wanted to be chosen for corporalHe almost laughed aloud, a little bitterly, as if there would never be an end to the surprises in himselfThe Army's got me, he thoughtFirst they made you afraid, and then they let you sew on ribbonsHe would have turned it down if they had asked himonly he would have got a bang out of turning it down Some lightning flashed nearby, and a few seconds later the thunder seemed to explode overhead"Man, that was close," Wilson sai | | Friday, December 31st, 2010 | | 5:38 am |
chanel fake,chanel knockoff,vintage gucci,fake... chanel fake,chanel knockoff,vintage gucci,fake prada,watches gucci@@@@@She had not known before what pleasures she had to lose in passing March and April in a townShe had not known before how much the beginnings and progress of vegetation had delighted herWhat animation, both of body and mind, she had derived from watching the advance of that season which cannot, in spite of its capriciousness, be unlovely, and seeing its increasing beauties from the earliest flowers in the warmest divisions of her aunt’s garden, to the opening of leaves of her uncle’s plantations, and the glory of his woodsTo be losing such pleasures was no trifle; to be losing them, because she was in the midst of closeness and noise, to have confinement, bad air, bad smells, substituted for liberty, freshness, fragrance, and verdure, was infinitely worse: but even these incitements to regret were feeble, compared with what arose from the conviction of being missed 379 Jane chanel fake Austen by her best friends, and the longing to be useful to those who were wanting her! Could she have been at home, she might have been of service to every creature in the houseShe felt that she must have been of use to allTo all she must have saved some trouble of head or hand; and were it only in supporting the spirits of her aunt Bertram, keeping her from the evil of solitude, or the still greater evil of a restless, officious companion, too apt to be heightening danger in order to enhance her own importance, her being there would have been a general good She loved to fancy how she could have read to her aunt, how she could have talked to her, and tried at once to make her feel the blessing of what was, and prepare her mind for what might be; and how many walks up and down stairs she might have saved her, and how many messages she might have carried It astonished her that chanel knockoff Tom’s sisters could be satisfied with remaining in London at such a time, through an illness which had now, under different degrees of danger, lasted several weeksThey might return to Mansfield when they chose; travelling could be no difficulty to them, and she could not comprehend how both could still keep awayRushworth could imagine any interfering obligations, Julia was certainly able to quit London whenever she chose It appeared from one of her aunt’s letters that Julia had offered to return if wanted, but this was allIt was evident that she would rather remain where she was Fanny was disposed to think the influence of London very much at war with all respectable attachmentsShe saw the proof of it in Miss Crawford, as well as in her cousins; her attachment to Edmund had been respectable, the most respectable part of her character; her friendship for herself had at least been vintage gucci blamelessWhere was either sentiment now? It was so long since Fanny had had any letter from her, that she had some reason to think lightly of the friendship which had been so dwelt onIt was weeks since she had heard anything of Miss Crawford or of her other connexions in town, except through Mansfield, and she was beginning to suppose that she might never know whether MrCrawford had gone into Norfolk again or not till they met, and might never hear from his sister any more this spring, when the following letter was received to revive old and create some 380 Mansfield Park new sensations— “Forgive me, my dear Fanny, as soon as you can, for my long silence, and behave as if you could forgive me directlyThis is my modest request and expectation, for you are so good, that I depend upon being treated better than I deserve, and I write now to beg an immediate answerI want to know the fake prada state of things at Mansfield Park, and you, no doubt, are perfectly able to give itOne should be a brute not to feel for the distress they are in; and from what I hear, poor MrBertram has a bad chance of ultimate recoveryI thought little of his illness at firstI looked upon him as the sort of person to be made a fuss with, and to make a fuss himself in any trifling disorder, and was chiefly concerned for those who had to nurse him; but now it is confidently asserted that he is really in a decline, that the symptoms are most alarming, and that part of the family, at least, are aware of itIf it be so, I am sure you must be included in that part, that discerning part, and therefore entreat you to let me know how far I have been rightly informedI need not say how rejoiced I shall be to hear there has been any mistake, but the report is so prevalent that I confess I cannot help watches gucci trembli | | Thursday, December 30th, 2010 | | 5:30 am |
necklace chanel,deville watch,santos cartier... necklace chanel,deville watch,santos cartier watch,replica rolex submariner,replica prada@@@@@ “Oh …” “Which means you haven’t heard from David “No, and I’m going a little crazy, Bro “He’ll call when he can, you know that “But you’re not calling to tell me that “No, I’m just checking inI’m stuck over here on the big island and it looks like I’ll be here for a whileI’m at Government House with necklace chanel Henry, waiting for the CG to personally thank me for accommodating the Foreign Office “I don’t understand a word you’re saying—” “Oh, sorryHenry Sykes is the Crown governor’s aide who asked me to take care of that old French war hero down the path from youWhen the CG wants to thank you, you wait until deville watch you’re thanked—when the phones go out, cowboys like me need Government House “You’ve totally lost me, Johnny Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 115 “A storm out of Basse-Terre will hit in a few hours “Out of whom?” “It’s a what, but I should be back before thenHave the maid make up the couch for me “John, santos cartier watch it’s not necessary for you to stay hereGood heavens, there are men with guns outside the hedge and down on the beach and God knows where else “That’s where they’re going to staySee you later, and hug the kids for me “They’re asleep,” said Marie as her younger brother hung upShe looked at the phone as replica rolex submariner she replaced it, unconsciously saying out loud, “How little I know about you, little Bro our favorite, incorrigible BroAnd how much more does my husband knowDamn the both of you!” The telephone instantly rang again, stunning her “Thank God!” “He’s out of town, but everything’s fineI’m fine, and we’re making replica prada headway | | Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 | | 5:30 am |
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I'd have @@@@@Too bad the wedding's in February I'd have been tempted to go, but not tempted enough to miss the Castle SeasonIt hardly seems possible that I once thought Atlanta was a big cityI'll see if Cat would like to go to Dublin with me after New Year'sSims said the fittings would only take a few hours in the morningsI wonder what they do with those poor zoo animals in the winter? "Nave you another cup in that pot, Mistress O 'hara? It was chilly ride over here Scarlett stared up at the Earl of Fenton, her mouth gaping - surpriseOh, Lord, I must look a sight, I hardly even brushed hair this morning"I told my butler to say I'm not at home," blurted"But I came the back wayMay I sit down?" "I'm amazed you wait to be asked I've only got one cup, seeing I wasn't at home to visitorsFenton tugged the bell pull, took a chair close to hers"I'll your cup if you don't mindIt will take a week for another to _ hereSo there!" Scarlett blurtedThen she burst laughing "I haven't said 'so there' in twenty yearsI'm surpr I didn't stick out my tongue, tooYou're a very irritating Milord "May I have some coffee?" "The pot's empty Fenton looked a little less overbearing when he laughed as did thenScarlett visited her cousin Molly that afternoon, throwing that socially ambitious creature into such a frenzy of gentility that Scarlett's oflhand questions about the Earl of Fenton were barely noticedThe visit was very shortMolly didn't know anything at all, save that the Earl's decision to spend some time at his adamstown estate had shocked his servants and his a | | Monday, December 27th, 2010 | | 5:30 am |
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“I'm hungry,” I told him, and I pulled away @@@@@ “I'm hungry,” I told him, and I pulled away from our hug “I knew you would beI saved you something goodIan says you're too self-sacrificing for your own good “I think he's got a point,” Jamie muttered“Even if we all want you here, you don't belong until you decide you do “I can't ever belongAnd nobody really wants me here, Jamie I didn't fight with him, but he was wrongNot lying, because he believed what he was saying But what he really wanted was MelanieHe didn't separate us the way he should Trudy and Heidi were baking rolls in the kitchen and sharing a bright green, juicy appleThey took turns taking bites “It's good to see you, Wanda,” Trudy said sincerely, covering her mouth while she spoke because she was still chewing her last biteHeidi nodded in greeting, her teeth sunk in the appleJamie nudged me, trying to be inconspicuous about it–pointing out that people wanted meHe wasn't making allowances for common courtesy “Did you save her dinner?” he asked eagerlyShe bent down beside the oven and came back with a metal tray in her handIt's probably nasty and tough now, but it's better than the usual On the tray was a rather large piece of red meatMy mouth started to water, even as I rejected the portion I'd been allotted “We have to eat all the perishables the first day,” Jamie encouraged me“Everyone eats themselves sick–it's a traditi | | Sunday, December 26th, 2010 | | 5:30 am |
gucci for women,Jimmy choo,gucci bangle... gucci for women,Jimmy choo,gucci bangle watch,fake hermes,gucci replica@@@@@In the night it was an extremely difficult business at best and took a long timeThe men would go sliding down the bank trying to restrain their field piece from turning over at the bottom, and then they would have to lift it over the slippery rocks of the brook before attempting to wrestle it up the other sideThe banks were slimy, and there was no foothold; time and again a team would force their gun up almost to the top of the draw only to slip back again futilely By the time Wyman and Toglio and Goldstein had to move their gun, a gucci for women half hour had passed and they were a little restedTheir wind had returned and they kept shouting instructions to each other as they nosed the gun over the edge of the bankIt began to pull away from them, and they had to resist desperately to keep it from crashing to the bottomThe exertion drained most of the strength they had recovered, and after they had carried the piece across the stream, they were as exhausted as they had been at any time during the march They stopped for a few moments to gather whatever force was left in them and Jimmy choo began the struggle up the bankToglio was wheezing like a bull, and his commands had a hoarse urgent sound as if he were wrenching them from deep inside his bodyPUSH," he growled, and the three of them strove numbly to roll the gunIt resisted them, moved sluggishly and treacherously, and the strength began to flow out of their trembling legs"HOLD IT!" Toglio shouted "DON'T LET IT SLIP!" They braced themselves behind the gun, trying to wedge their feet into the wet clay of the bank"PUSH AGAIN!" he shouted, and they forced it upward a few gucci bangle watch more feetWyman felt a band was stretching dangerously inside his body, and would snap at any momentThey rested again, and then shoved the gun another few yardsSlowly, minute by minute, they came closer to the topThey were perhaps four feet from the crest when Wyman lost the last reserves of his strengthHe tried to draw some few shreds of effort from his quivering limbs, but he seemed to collapse all at once, and just lay stupid behind the gun supporting it with no more than the weight of his sagging bodyThe gun began to slip, and he fake hermes pulled awayToglio and Goldstein were left at each of the hubsWhen Wyman let go, they felt as though someone were pushing down against the gunGoldstein held on until the sliding wheels pulled his fingers loose, one by one, and then he just had time to shout hoarsely, "WATCH IT!" to Toglio, before the gun went crashing down to the bottomThe three men fell after it, rolling in its wakeThe gun struck some rocks at the bottom, and one of the wheels was knocked completely awryThey felt for it in the darkness like pups licking the wounds of their gucci replica mo | | Saturday, December 25th, 2010 | | 5:38 am |
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Edmund had greatly the advantage of her in @@@@@ Edmund had greatly the advantage of her in this respectHe had not to wait and wish with vacant affections for an object worthy to succeed her in themScarcely had he done regretting Mary Crawford, and observing to Fanny how impossible it was that he should ever 411 Jane Austen meet with such another woman, before it began to strike him whether a very different kind of woman might not do just as well, or a great deal better: whether Fanny herself were not growing as dear, as important to him in all her smiles and all her ways, as Mary Crawford had ever been; and whether it might not be a possible, an hopeful undertaking to persuade her that her warm and sisterly regard for him would be foundation enough for wedded love I purposely abstain from dates on this occasion, that every one may be at liberty to fix their own, aware that the cure of unconquerable passions, and the transfer of unchanging attachments, must vary much as to time in different peopleI only entreat everybody to believe that exactly at the time when it was quite natural that it should be so, and not a week earlier, Edmund did cease to care about Miss Crawford, and became as anxious to marry Fanny as Fanny herself could desire With such a regard for her, indeed, as his had long been, a regard founded on the most endearing claims of innocence and helplessness, and completed by every recommendation of growing worth, what could be more natural than the change? Loving, guiding, protecting her, as he had been doing ever since her being ten years old, her mind in so great a degree formed by his care, and her comfort depending on his kindness, an object to him of such close and peculiar interest, dearer by all his own importance with her than any one else at Mansfield, what was there now to add, but that he should learn to prefer soft light eyes to sparkling dark onesAnd being always with her, and always talking confidentially, and his feelings exactly in that favourable state which a recent disappointment gives, those soft light eyes could not be very long in obtaining the preeminence Having once set out, and felt that he had done so on this road to happiness, there was nothing on the side of prudence to stop him or make his progress slow; no doubts of her deserving, no fears of opposition of taste, no need of drawing new hopes of happiness from dissimilarity of temperHer mind, disposition, opinions, and habits wanted no half-concealment, no self-deception on the present, no reliance on future improvementEven in the midst of his late infatuation, he had acknowledged Fanny’s mental superiorityWhat 412 Mansfield Park must be his sense of it now, therefore? She was of course only too good for him; but as nobody minds having what is too good for them, he was very steadily earnest in the pursuit of the blessing, and it was not possible that encouragement from her should be long wantingTimid, anxious, doubting as she was, it was still impossible that such tenderness as hers should not, at times, hold out the strongest hope of success, though it remained for a later period to tell him the whole delightful and astonishing truthHis happiness in knowing himself to have been so long the beloved of such a heart, must have been great enough to warrant any strength of language in which he could clothe it to her or to himself; it must have been a delightful happinessBut there was happiness elsewhere which no description can reachLet no one presume to give the feelings of a young woman on receiving the assurance of that affection of which she has scarcely allowed herself to entertain a hope Their own inclinations ascertained, there were no difficulties behind, no drawback of poverty or parentIt was a match which Sir Thomas’s wishes had even forestalledSick of ambitious and mercenary connexions, prizing more and more the sterling good of principle and temper, and chiefly anxious to bind by the strongest securities all that remained to him of domestic felicity, he had pondered with genuine satisfaction on the more than possibility of the two young friends finding their natural consolation in each other for all that had occurred of disappointment to either; and the joyful consent which met Edmund’s application, the high sense of having realised a great acquisition in the promise of Fanny for a daughter, formed just such a contrast with his early opinion on the subject when the poor little girl’s coming had been first agitated, as time is for ever producing between the plans and decisions of mortals, for their own instruction, and their neighbours’ entertainment Fanny was indeed the daughter that he wantedHis charitable kindness had been rearing a prime comfort for himselfHis liberality had a rich repayment, and the general goodness of his intentions by her deserved itHe might have made her childhood happier; but it had been an error of judgment only which had given him the appearance of harshness, and deprived him of her early love; and now, on really knowing each other, their mutual attachment be413 Jane Austen came very strongAfter settling her at Thornton Lacey with every kind attention to her comfort, the object of almost every day was to see her there, or to get her away from it Selfishly dear as she had long been to Lady Bertram, she could not be parted with willingly by herNo happiness of son or niece could make her wish the marriag | | Friday, December 24th, 2010 | | 5:30 am |
louis vuitton multicolore,omega ladies... louis vuitton multicolore,omega ladies watch,Gucci Clutches,gucci mens watch,dior women@@@@@“From the dining room, we all saw him leave! He was with the old Frenchman and the nurse—” “You saw someone else leave?” “Gentlemen!” The governor’s aide rose from the chair, wearing the ill-fitting jacket worn by Jason Bourne when he had flown back to Tranquility from Blackburne Airport“You are welcome guests on our island but, as guests, you will abide by the Crown’s decisions in louis vuitton multicolore emergenciesYou will either abide by them, or, as we would do in extreme weather, we will be forced to place you in custody “Hey, come on, Henry “Friends do not call brigadiers ‘bastards’—” “You might if you were once a busted corporal, General,” inserted the man of faith“My companion here didn’t mean anythingLong before the whole damned Canadian army needed his company’s omega ladies watch engineers, he was a screwed-up infantry gruntHis company, incidentallyHe wasn’t too bright in Korea “Let’s cut the crap,” said Webb’s fishing companion“So we’ve been in here talking to Dave, right?” “RightAnd that’s all I can tell you “It’s enough, JohnnyDave’s in trouble, so what can we do?” “Nothing—absolutely nothing but what’s on the inn’s agendaYou all got a copy delivered to your Gucci Clutches villas an hour ago “You’d better explain,” said the religious Canadian“I never read those goddamn happy-hour schedules “The inn’s having a special buffet, everything on the house, and a meteorologist from the Leeward Islands Weather Control will speak for a few minutes on what happened last night “The storm?” asked the fisherman, the former busted corporal and current owner of gucci men's watch Canada’s largest industrial engineering company“A storm’s a storm in these islandsWhat’s to explain?” “Oh, things like why they happen and why they’re over so quickly; how to behave—the elimination of fear, basically “You want us all up there, is that what you mean?” “Yes, I do “That’ll help Dave?” “Yes; it will Robert Ludlum ?? THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM 145 “Then the whole place’ll be up dior women t | | Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 | | 5:30 am |
rolex oyster perpetual daytona,chanel bag... rolex oyster perpetual daytona,chanel bag classic,wallet chanel,ladies gucci watches,chanel ceramic watch@@@@@Most of the people in my life also felt other, and the dismaying thing was that I didn't much careIn the beginning I had tried to tell myself that the otherness I felt when I thought about my wife and my life was probably natural enough in a man who sometimes couldn't even remember the name of that thing you pulled up to close your pants - the zoomer, the zimmer, the zippity-doo-dahI told myself it would pass, and when it didn't and Pam told me rolex oyster perpetual daytona she wanted a divorce, what followed my anger was reliefBecause now that other feeling was okay to have, at least toward herNow she really was 101 otherShe'd taken off the Freemantle uniform and quit the team During my first weeks on Duma, that sense of otherness allowed me to prevaricate easily and fluentlyI answered letters and e-mails from people like Tom Riley, Kathi Green, and William Bozeman III - the immortal Bozie - with short jottings (I'm chanel bag classic fine, the weather's fine, the bones are mending) that bore little resemblance to my actual lifeAnd when their communications first slowed and then stopped, I wasn't sorry Only Ilse still seemed to be on my teamOnly Ilse refused to turn in her uniformI never got that other feeling about herIlse was still on my side of the glass window, always reaching outIf I didn't e-mail her every day, she calledIf I didn't call her once every third day, she wallet chanel called meAnd to her I didn't lie about my plans to fish in the Gulf or check out the EvergladesTo Ilse I told the truth, or as much of it as I could without sounding crazy I told her, for instance, about my morning walks along the beach, and that I was walking a little farther each day, but not about the Numbers Game, 102 because it sounded too sillyor maybe obsessive-compulsive is the term I actually want Just thirty-eight steps from Big Pink on that first ladies gucci watches morningOn my second one I helped myself to another huge glass of orange juice and then walked south along the beach againThis time I walked forty-five steps, which was a long distance for me to totter crutchless in those daysI managed by telling myself it was really only nineThat sleight-of-mind is the basis of the Numbers Game You walk one step, then two steps, then three, then four, rolling your mental odometer back to zero each time until you reach chanel ceramic watch nin | | Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 | | 5:28 am |
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He and Ian were in the windowless back of @@@@@ He and Ian were in the windowless back of the van, sorting through the nonperishable groceries and toiletries I'd just collected from the storeIt was the middle of the day, and the sun was shining on WichitaIt was not as hot as the Arizona desert, but it was more humidThe air swarmed with tiny flying bugs Jared drove toward the highway out of town, carefully keeping below the speed limitThis continued to irritate him “Getting tired of shopping yet, Wanda?” Ian asked me “You always say thatIsn't thereanything you mind?” “I mind… being away from JamieAnd I mind being outside, a little bitDuring the day especiallyIt's like the opposite of claustrophobiaEverything is too openDoes that bother you, too?” “SometimesWe don't go out during the day much “At least she gets to stretch her legs,” Kyle muttered“I don't know why you want to hearher complain “Because it's so uncommonWhich makes it a nice change from listening toyou complainOnce Ian and Kyle got started, they usually went on for a while “Oklahoma City next?” I asked Jared “And a few small towns on the way, if you're up for it,” he answered, eyes on the road Jared rarely lost his focus when on a raidHe didn't relax into relieved banter the way Ian and Kyle did every time I completed another mission successfullyIt made me smile when they used that word–mission | | Sunday, December 19th, 2010 | | 5:31 am |
@@@@@Remember Shaughnessy in P and D? Supposed to @@@@@Remember Shaughnessy in P and D? Supposed to go home on rotation, got his orders and everything, and they send him out on a security patrol and he gets it RED: Sure, that's why they picked himListen, boy, forget about it, you ain't gonna get out of the Army, ain't any of us gonna get out POLACK: You wanta know something, if I had eighteen months, I could work that rotationYou just gotta start sucking Mantelli, or that fat fug first sergeant, and you win a little money in poker, slip them twenty-thirty pounds, and say, 'Here, for a cigar, for a rotation cigar, get it!' There's ways BROWN: By God, Red, Polack could be right, you remember when they picked Sanders, who the hell was he, not a goddam thing to recommend him except that he had his nose up Mantelli for the last year RED: I'll tell you what, don't try it, BrownYou start sucking Mantelli and he'll get to like you so much he couldn't bear to let you go MINETTA: I mean what kind of deal is this? Just like the goddam Army, give you something with one hand and take it away with the other, they just make you eat your heart out POLACK: You're getting wise to yourself BROWN: (Sighing) Aah, it makes you sick(Turning over in his blankets) Good night RED: (Lying on his back, gazing at the pacific stars) That rotation ain't a plan to get men home, it's a plan how not to get them home MINETTA: Yeah, good night (Assorted speeches) Good night (The men sleep surrounded by the hills and the whispering silence of the night
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THE PLATOON passed an uneasy night in the hollowThe men were too tired to sleep well, and shivered in their blanketsWhen it came each man's turn for guard, he would stumble up to the crest of the hill and stare over the grass into the valley belowEverything was cold and silver in the moonlight, and the hills had become gauntThe sleeping men in the hollow beneath him were removed and distantEach man on guard felt alone, terribly alone, as though looking out on the valleys and craters of the moonNothing moved, and yet nothing was stillThe wind was wistful and reflective; the grass rustled, advanced and retreated in shimmering rustling wavesThe night was intensely silent and pendent | | Saturday, December 18th, 2010 | | 5:30 am |
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