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my soldier donkey and I left for Reims again we took the next building upon arrival and it was full of cannonball holes, we cleared away the dirt a little and started the Foy me du Soldat in [illegible].  I had my role up with me stand over me [illegible] arranged for my watch to come.  The next day with a good supply of things, the next day after waiting for him he did not show up. I walked back to the [illegible] the he and the donkey had left with the regiment which had order to move at once. Well I took my [illegible] and two large kettles of chocolate before dark when I had to stop [illegible] allowed in this section I had bought enough to last me about noon. The next day when that was gone went to [illegible] & got more for the next day it was very heavy so I could not take more than one days supply at a time on this 10 mile road. Could not get any help until [illegible] a company past and an officer asked me for chocolate for all his [illegible] I gave it to them for nothing