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manland by 12.o.clock. well we waited for him to see ho were to go. we new that all were not goeing. So he came in soon after. There were eight to go in all. i were in that number. He sedes to me, i wont you. with me, to night, corp. And see that the men is all right. Yeas sir, i will. so I went down in the dugout and began to get ready the time were at hand now we all new what it ment to go out in nomanland. it ment notheing but death to any one that puts his foot in nomanland, and the men looked at one a nother but not a wird said All were still on tell the lieut- Told us what we were to do. We were to see if any of the foe, were scouteing nomanland and if so see how miney of them in the pirty. And if there is no more of them. Then there is of us we were to bring them in or leve them in nomanland. One or the other, so we went with that order^ on oir mind. To get them or they get, us. One theing that were in oir faver. And that, the night were so dirk and it raind. That made it all the better for us, in that place that every man that were in France dred to go in Nomanland. But some how we did not cear for we were in them trenches so long that all of fear had gon from us. But what coased the men to look at one a nother were. That we deid not no what we were to do On tell the looey told us. Well we made it in all right. And we began to scout a bout. it were hird  goeing in nomanland becoas of the shell holes were so thick