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[[came?]] too late

late, then two shots Broke the still morneing aire, and he went down he were shot by a gard. he said that he were close to the Barbwir trieing to spye on us. but that spye did not do them any good. this Day were like all others. one Dugout hade a [[strikethrough]] p [[/strikethrough]] pomp to get out the water with and the other one had notheing but pails to dipe out the water. from Day in to Day out that is the way we had to do it. if not we could not use the botom Bunke the water would be in them. the day gon. night comeing. this were the night that we were to go out of the trenches for the 10 Day rest we left the trenches By squads at a time, there were no shells Dropeing near us. we made a stop By the gas pet for a short time, then we were to make the last hill. then we would Be on good Road that led us to a little town

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called mefrecore [[Note: Maffrécourt]]. we starded up the hill. when the top of it were reached, shells were heard comeing and be for we could get to gather, th[[ey?]] droped near us at that time we were in a == hole makeing for the Road that were a Bad move for us to do, and we seen it in time so we did not move. from the trench that we made. Back there for attack. when the French were on the line some time a go, some of the boys got a stray. But we got all to gather a gan and sta[[strikethrough]]i[[/strikethrough]]red on. once in the Road for a short distends then we left the Road a gain[[strikethrough]] [[l?]] [[/strikethrough]]. across the feel were some Dugouts faceing the main Road we stop in them ontell all were to gather the shells were Bursteing all a Bout us. they had the Road Block on us up and down that kept up the Biges part of the night. then we made it out of there. when I seen the place they call death valey I. felt Better. for one theing I.