Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 205; Volume 208W. Blackwood, 1920 - Scotland |
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... oame briskly the retort as the rap - rap - rap of the Lewis gunner out through the bushes . And there was no further sound from the wood as it lay there , contrasting with the sunlight that broke in above them , almost as black as night ...
... oame briskly the retort as the rap - rap - rap of the Lewis gunner out through the bushes . And there was no further sound from the wood as it lay there , contrasting with the sunlight that broke in above them , almost as black as night ...
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... oame close to the water , and then , to his disgust , turned right- handed along the far bank , working away once more . The range was longish for night work : what he had prayed for was fifteen yards , this was nearer sixty , but he ...
... oame close to the water , and then , to his disgust , turned right- handed along the far bank , working away once more . The range was longish for night work : what he had prayed for was fifteen yards , this was nearer sixty , but he ...
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