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is contemplated at this point. If we do gain ground it will cost the States a terrible quantity of wounded. The very nature of the country to our north, towards Metz, is sadly against us. Fortified hills abound. It will be a mighty battle.
To [[strikethrough]]  ^[[push towards]] Metz would straighten out this St. Michiel salient and make a straight line from Verdun to Port-à- Mousson. And if we could gain control of the mines in Lorraine what would the germans do but ^[[begin to]] give up? But it's going to be a bloody battle. [[strikethrough]] Many of us will not survive it [[/strikethrough]]