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But sometimes they were hit and were often lost and arrived several hours late. The sandbags containing a platoon's rations for a day were liable to be dropped, and bread arrived soaked through or broken and mud-stained. Moreover, the darkness which permitted parties from behind to reach the post also decreed that the post should get about its work.
Hardly were these preparations completed when, with a terrific roar and a tremendous cloud of dust, an explosive missile burst within two hundred yards of the platoon's position. "Dash it all!" ejaculated Wilmshurst. "That's a thundering big shell. Keep down, men." The Haussas in natural and childlike curiosity were craning their necks to see the unexpected sight.
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