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^KQ Blake.
bIk -NX Sorry, Sarge.
c*NN Pick a man.
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/f -NX Yes, Sarge.
+Rxm Don't dawdle.
}Yv -NX No, Sarge.
NN gTvegT Did they feed us?
l g SNO No. Just mail.
U6e0R Time for some tea!
64legN Tea's up!
؞yr\ u\rN Myrtle's having puppies.
`O g6e0ROT You get anything?
l g No.
bOh, I'm bloody starving. Aren't you?
b؏N:NSQN1\TqmbT Thought we might get some decent grub out here.
ckVYdkbMblSS_gr^ It was the only reason I decided against the priesthood.
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kpTbS Ham and bread.
`ONT~begv Where did you find that?
b g I have my uses.
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\wegPeP[ Tastes like old shoe.
/c\ONp Cheer up.
NhTُ*NeP 1\ g!ZfN This time next week, it'll be chicken dinner.
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bvOGPSmN My leave got canceled.
gSVT They say why?
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-`O g,T0RNHNmo`T -l g - Did you hear anything? - No.
N[NsQُ!kcۏ ['T Has to be the push, right?
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:NNHN V:N`OwSb[NT Why? 'Cause you know I'm right?
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gNHNmo`T -NX Is there any news, Sarge?
-NHNmo` -'Ycۏ - News of what? - The big push.
ffQhTMR1\_YN It was supposed to happen weeks ago.
KNMRTbN#WދMR1\V[N They told us we'd be home by Christmas.
/fv bIkSbqNN`O'}Qv[c ^KQ Yes, well, sorry to disrupt your crowded schedule, Blake,
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*YS`N -NX More's the pity, Sarge.
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@bNs(W/fNHN`Q -NX So what's on the cards, then, Sergeant?
_VlO g@bV The Hun are up to something.
wS/fNHNV T Any idea what?
,T}YN Now, listen.
~gid\(W̑b `OO6eb6eb] Erinmore is inside, so tidy yourselves up.
wSbT Never know.
_NV:Nُ!kNRb VVYbT Might be mentions in dispatches for this one.
S`ONl d8x If you don't bugger it up.
\QegN N[/f'YN Must be something big if the general's here.
NILance Corporals Blake and Schofield, sir.
`OO/f^KQ Which one of you is Blake?
/fb Sir.
`O g*NTT /f_eekuQVN%v-N \'T You have a brother, a lieutenant in the 2nd Devons?
/fv [ Yes, sir.
-~_t+Y^KQ N... -؏;m@w - Joseph Blake. Is he... - Alive.
ncb@bw؏;m@w As far as I know.
^g`O.^_N~~;m NS And with your help, I'd like to keep it that way.
Qh_e`O_O0WV /fT Sanders tells me you're good with maps. That true?
nx[Ydk [ Good enough, sir.
HN... So...
bN(Wُ̑ we are here.
_eekuQVN%ck(W gُ̑:cۏ The 2nd Devons are advancing here.
`O0ȒYe How long will it take you to get there?
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[ Gr:SW/f1u_Qc6Rv Sir, that land is held by the Germans.
_Q]~pN Germans have gone.
+Rb*Y'Y ^g Don't get your hopes up.
wweg/fN!kb/gd It appears to be a strategic withdrawal.
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(Wُ̑^zNev2~ nine miles back here by the looks of it.
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NSQdv_Q he was going after the retreating Germans.
NnxON_QLa_d He is convinced he has them on the run.
v^ɉ_YgNs(Wz4xNNv2~ That if he can break their lines now,
1\mbl@\R he will turn the tide.
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0Rُeg HQ uN Come around here, gentlemen.
~mNlQ̑ Αb]N 2_]N Three miles deep, field fortifications, defenses,
؏ gbNNMRN*gǏveWkpp artillery the like of which we've never seen before.
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1\ۏ;eLeQ2~ shortly after dawn tomorrow.
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bN_NelfJTNN And we can't warn them.
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`ONvNR/fSKQt6g0W~b0RN% Your orders are to get to the 2nd at Croisilles Wood,
MOn/fW^eyrG NWSe1.6lQ̑Y one mile southeast of the town of coust.
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ُ/fSmfhfۏ;evvc}TN It is a direct order to call off tomorrow morning's attack.
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`Oɉ_`ONSev0ȒT You think you can get there in time?
[ Yes, sir.
؏ gNHNT Any questions?
-l g [ -_}Y - No, sir. - Good.
N~`ON -N \ Over to you, Lieutenant.
ُ/fe~ HQ uN Supplies, gentlemen.
0WV Kb5uRMap, torches, grenades, and, uh, a couple of little treats.
z;RQS Leave immediately.
pُagbX_0R~GYT\W Take this trench west up on Sauchiehall Street,
6qT_ NSe0RMR~v)YX] then northwest on Paradise Alley at the front.
l@wMR~~~p ~b0R~KQekuQV Continue along the front line until you find the Yorks.
bُ*NW[agN~Seh\!h Give this note to Major Stevenson.
Nb[@weN:SgzYv2~ He's holding the line at the shortest span of no-man's-land.
`ON\z̑ You'll cross there.
0ReP/f}v)Y [ NNO w0RbN It'll be daylight, sir. They'll see us.
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[ S gbN$N*NT Sir, is... is it just us?
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/fv [ Yes, sir, I would.
]y`ON}YЏ Good luck.
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JNHN Why?
^KQ Blake.
bN_HQQnZi We just need to think about it.
lNHNSQv There's nothing to think about.
N/fbTT It's my big brother.
bN\HQIWe should at least wait until it's dark.
~gid z;RQS Erinmore said to leave immediately.
~gid\lSǏeN:S Erinmore's never seen no-man's-land.
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-YgbNHQI- If we just wait... - You heard him.
N_VlO]~pN He said the Boche have gone.
@bNN؏~bNQYNKbi9_T Is that why he gave us grenades?
w@wp Watch where you're going.
bIk Sorry.
bS/f bNHQIAll I'm saying is that we wait.
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ُ/f_VpvbX `O(WL }vu You're going up the down trench, you bloody idiot.
\Qv}TN [ Orders of the general, sir.
}Y'T 1\All right. Say the Boche have gone.
ASVlQ̑bNYEN mQ\e Nine miles will take us, what, six hours?
gYkQ\e Eight at the very most.
@bNbNISo we've got time to wait until the sun sets.
-&TRbN\f2eW -/fLe`S:S - Otherwise, we'll be wide open. - It's enemy territory.
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lN~b0R`OTT no one will get to your brother.
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bN0RN ُ1\/fMR~ We're here. This is the front line.
s(WbN_~b0R~KQV Now we need to find the Yorks.
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-bIk O -)Y - Sorry, mate. - Jesus!
`Oc0RNN Watch who you're shoving.
}Y'T 1\+R!cS All right, get out of the way, then.
`ONYN:N`O/f Hey, who the fuck do you think you are,
bS$OvXuQcegcS pushing wounded soldiers around?!
>eKb >e_b Let go! Let go of me!
ُ*NmˆdPNbNv-NX Arsehole knocked down our sergeant!
N؏S@w$O The man's fucking wounded!
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-bN(WgbLNR -bǏS - We're on commission. - Just let me through.
-\Qv}TN -bǏS - Orders from the general. - Just let me through.
b_ Get out of the way.
}Y'T Fine.
w@wp Just watch where you're going.
~KQV Yorks.
ُ̑*Y[YN It's bloody quiet.
6nftRby_MR_N/fُ7hT Was it like this before Thiepval?
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NHN `ObRz_"NN What? You lost your medal?
NO4Y ON Heads down, boys.
_ \OP[N _c Come on, lads. Keep digging.
O Stay low.
)Y7r S__p For God's sake. Careful there.
`O)0RYou're stepping on the dead.
/fbNv-NX That's our sergeant.
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`OwS~KQV(WTT Do you know where the Yorks are?
0RN N*Nb҉ `O N1\/fJS*N~KQV The next bend, you'll be standing on top of half of them.
$N)YMRSb__` Shot to hell two nights ago.
-~KQVT -/fv NI- Yorks? - Yes, Corp.
Seh\!h(WT Where's Major Stevenson?
NHe was killed, couple of nights ago, Corporal.
bNs(W1ue)R-N \c%c Lieutenant Leslie has command.
ST~b0RN Where can we find him?
NN*N2zzX Next dugout.
ُ Here.
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-/fe)R-N \T [ -NHNN - Lieutenant Leslie, sir? - What is it?
bN geg~gid\\Qvmo` We have a message from General Erinmore.
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NN0R^NHNePeg Well, when the fucking hell are they due?
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/f_QMR~ That is the German front line.
bNwS [ We know, sir.
SN` w wOT If you'll just take the letter.
*NL N)YhTQ Settle a bet. What day is it?
-hTN -hTN }Y'T}Y'T - Friday. - Friday. Well, well, well.
bNl s-N None of us was right.
ُ}vuN:N/fhTN This idiot thought it was Tuesday.
bIk [ Sorry, sir.
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`:NNN/fvT [ Do you think they're wrong, sir?
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NN(WOt NQveP\bN[They were shot to bits patching up wire.
bNbVeg$N*NN We dragged two of them back here.
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gLeQe2~v*KmV... There are aerials of the new line that...
4V bNtm@KYb Shut up. We fought and died
(Wُ*N<0We[ W_N over every inch of this fucking place.
s(WNNz6qdNASQlQ̑ Now they suddenly give us miles?
ُ/f*Nw1 It's a trap.
lNHNkNGrR&^f[Y__N Nothing like a scrap of ribbon to cheer up a widow.
}Y'T All right.
[ NT̑zǏSgя Where's the nearest way through, sir?
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bNl ` NN w w Rushworth, let him look.
_v_]MRep zǏXlv8\SO Straight ahead to the left, past the dead horses.
Tb1\ g*N There's a gap directly behind them.
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Q_MR'Yi140s|1\/f_Qv2~N The German line is 150-odd yards after that.
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W\b Wake up, Kilgour.
jm9P[v0We Bloody waste of space.
gcSOT [ gl gSN\O:Ngv0We Any cover, sir? Anywhere to jump off from?
l g [XQhTMR1\plN No, the sap trench was blown to hell weeks ago.
N̑b/f8\SO It was full of bodies anyway.
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/f-N9_N `RlV0R NQُeg If you do get shot, try to make it back to the wire.
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/fGYQs `ON wvbRN And if by some fucking miracle you do make it,
1\S*NOS9_ send up a flare.
bNl gOSg [ Don't have any, sir.
W\b ~NNbNbS +RPz@w Well, get him one, Kilgour. Make yourself useful.
/f [ Yes, sir.
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Tr NvjL and whatever sins thou has committed.
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p}Y Cheerio.
`O`}YNT You sure?
`}YN Yes.
OHQ Age before beauty.
`OlN'T You all right?
~bcb Look for cover.
[X Sap trench.
+RR Stay still.
/fbNvb:g They're ours.
~~p ]~pNNJSN Keep going. We're halfway.
NQ-N g There's a gap, in the wire.
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1\/f_QvMR~ There. That's the front line.
< Fuck me.
NN wvdN They really have gone.
`OvKblN'T Your hand all right?
c0R_VlOv8\SȎN Put it through an effing German.
SNbN N'T Patch it up.
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NNRplYEN They're not long gone.
+Rp No good.
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ُSSNzǏS This might be a way through.
)Y Jesus.
w wُ*N Look at this.
}Y'Yv0We It's massive.
hQ/fNN v They built all this.
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ُ*N`7h How about this?
< Bloody hell.
ޏNNv f'Y Even their rats are bigger than ours.
`Oɉ_S̑/fNHN What do you think's in the bags?
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-/fNHN -_VrP4Y - What is it? - Boche dog meat.
vQ[What's in the other boxes?
-`HNN -~ - What's wrong? - Trip wire.
+RR Don't move.
(WT̑ Where is it?
Nُ̑0R蕣̑ Goes from here to the door.
)Y Oh, Jesus!
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weg weg weg Up! Up! Up!
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b'}b You keep hold of me!
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g*NwN It's a mine shaft!
bN_ǏS Right, we'll have to jump.
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+R~gKb +R~g Don't let go of me! Don't let go!
IQ wIQN Light. There's light.
\P \P Stop. Stop.
bzNO Just let me stand.
QSvmˆ Dirty bastards!
\_ NNS؏Yu gvQ[w1 Careful. They may have left other traps.
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UNpbv4l Have some of mine.
bS_e/f_gSbYN I wish I'd shot that rat now.
`OS_e/fcN+RvPt1\}YN I wish you picked some other bloody idiot.
-NHN -`O:NNHN^_cb - What? - Why in God's name did you have to choose me?
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`O1\lwSǏ ُ1\/f`Ov You never know. That's your problem.
L `OVS'T All right, then, go back.
lNb@w`O Nothing's stopping you.
`O`v݋NV[L You can go all the way bloody home if you want.
+RN Don't.
`O+RN Just don't.
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bN:NNN>mbNVMR~ I thought they were going to send us back up the line
b/f~bNTvNHNv or for food or something.
bN:NO/f_[fvN I thought it was going to be something easy.
wST All right?
Nl`ǏO/fُ7h I never thought it would be this.
`O`VST So do you want to go back?
_S\OS9_'T Just fire the fucking flare.
S`Ov'T -N \ Up yours, Lieutenant.
`OwSbN(WTT Do you know where we are?
W^eyr(Wck NWSe coust is directly southeast.
YgbN~~ g*NeMOp ^1\v0R And if we keep that bearing, we should make it.
1\p'T Come on, then.
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NNgdkN]vkpp They destroyed their own guns.
_NgdkN]vbX They destroyed their own trenches, too.
NHNa ` What do you mean?
bɉ_NN1\`bNp I think they wanted us to go that way.
`;mWbN They wanted to bury us.
You bastard rats.
`O,TǏZ\yvEeNT Did you hear that story about Wilko?
-N/f`HNlN35g -bs(Wl_` - How he lost his ear. - I'm not in the mood.
lah(g Keep your eyes on the trees.
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N[JTɋ`O/f9_Grpv Bet he told you it was shrapnel.
0R^/fNHN What was it, then?
`OwSNsYS/fSW^'T Well, you know his girl's a hairdresser, right?
N~yYQOeb(` And he was moaning about the lack of bathing facilities
:\mtme when he wrote to her.
؏_?bev`큄vS@bT Remember those rancid jakes at Arras?
_ Yeah.
;`KN yY~N[NSl Anyway, she sends him over this hair oil.
lsT u 1\P|Fm Smells sweet. Like Golden Syrup.
Z\yU"kُsT Wilko loves the smell,
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6qT1\awɉN goes to sleep.
JS Y̑NN And in the middle of the night, he wakes up,
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Nwege bN35gte*NTN Neg And when he does, the rat bites clean through his fucking ear
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NN(W_VQޘ Heading back home.
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`OvRzb[N Well, that's your medal sorted, then.
NHNa ` What do you mean?
"NITWN~v T4O "Lance Corporal Blake showed unusual valor
U\sN^ T[8^vR" rescuing a comrade from certain death."
IBlah, blah, blah.
`O wُHN`T You reckon?
/fv I do.
/f7h1\}YN Well, that'd be nice.
kz`Ov"NN Since you lost yours.
bvl"N I didn't lose mine.
`OvRz`HNN What happened to it, then?
-`O:NNHN(WNN -`O:NNHN
bTNMOlV
bcN Swapped it?
bcNHN For what?
NtR Bottle of wine.
`O:NNHNHNZP Well, what did you do that for?
bS_e4nN I was thirsty.
w/fjm9 What a waste.
`O,gSN&^V[ You should've taken it home with you.
N~`Ov[N You should've given it to your family.
YXuQ:NKNzrrr Men have died for that.
b/f gRzv݋ 1\&^V[S If I got a medal, I'd take it back home.
`O:NNHNl&^V[bT Why didn't you just take it home?
S/fN\WW! ] Look, it's just a bit of bloody tin.
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gaINv Yes, it does.
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1jChh Cherries.
pQ/Oyr1jCh Lamberts.
S/flQ5r1jCh They might be dukes.
l~gveP_Qeg Hard to tell when they aren't in fruit.
gNHN:S+R What's the difference?
NNN:N1jChS gNy Well, people think there's one type.
FOvQ[ g_Yy But there's lots of them.
aSe/Oyr1jCh [YsYs1jCh g1jCh Cuthberts, Queen Annes, Montmorencys,
uv xv sweet ones, sour ones.
`O`HNwSُN Why on earth would you know this?
bYY(W[̑ g*NgV Mum's got an orchard back home.
SyNQhh Only a few trees.
kt^ُ*NePP NN7h This time of year, it looks like it's been snowing.
0RY/f Blossom everywhere.
0RNNg bN_XdgP[ And then in May, we have to pick them.
bTTN Me and Joe.
Nte)Yve Takes the whole day.
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gTOQfYheg You'll end up with more trees than before.
}YP^_N It looks abandoned.
^gYdk'T Let's hope so.
bN_Snx We have to make sure.
bSMRb `OSTb I'll take front. You take back.
gSsT Anything?
NHNl g Nothing.
-SsߘirNT -l g - Did you find any food? - No.
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0WV>f:yǏ^eh Map says get over that ridge,
6qT1\SNvW^eyr and it's a straight shot to coust.
_}Y Good.
S/fbNvb:gT Is that our friends again?
(W e Dogfight.
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}YP/fbN Us, I think.
N[N Two on one.
NNQ-NNNN They got him.
bN^~N*Nu_ We should put him out of his misery.
lNv lNv +RR It's all right. It's all right. Steady.
-+RR +RR -
+R +R Stop. Stop!
`Oُ*N You bastard!
`Oُ*NrBgy You bloody bastard.
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+R OOKb OOKb Stop! Stop it! Stop it!
lN lN OlNv It's all right. It's all right. It's going to be all right.
bNzweg We're going to stand up.
-}Y }Y -LT - Yes. Yes. - Right?
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`OSU*N;S ueg'T Just bring a doctor here.
bvb`Oweg zweg We're going to get up. We're going to get up.
\P Stop.
Bl`ON Please stop!
>eb Neg Put me down!
>eb Neg mˆ Put me down, you bastard!
Bl`ON >eb Neg Please! Put me down!
`O_Ջ@w~~p You have to try to keep moving.
؏/fPW@w'T Let's just sit.
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bNS~bN% ؏_T We have to find the 2nd, remember?
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bN_R }YT We have to move. All right?
bN_We have to move.
eg weg Come on. Come on!
weg Come on.
_}Y ZWcOO That's it. Come on.
eg _weg Come on. Come on.
```OT Your brother.
bN_~b0R`OTT We have to find your brother.
`OQN You'll recognize him.
N_Tb_P He looks like me.
kbNp And he's a bit older.
NHN N What are they?
bNmpQNT Are we being shelled?
/f(g4Yvppp They're embers.
\uh@wkpN The barn is on fire.
bS$ON I've been hit.
`HN_v What was it?
`OREcN You were stabbed.
bAm I dying?
/fv Yes.
/fv l Yes, I think you are.
ُ*NT This?
(W̑4Y Inside.
`Ofb~bYQOT Will you write to my mum for me?
}Y I will.
JTɋyYbTell her I wasn't scared.
؏`+RvT Anything else?
b1rNN I love them.
b ^g... I wish that...
ߍb݋ Talk to me.
JTɋb`OwS`HNp Tell me you know the way.
bwS`HNp I know the way.
b_ NWSeTp v0RbW^eyr I'm going to head southeast until I hit coust.
zǏ\G 6qTT NMRۏ I'll pass through the town and out to the east,
Nv0RKQt6g0W all the way to Croisilles Wood.
0ReP1\)YўN It'll be dark by then.
lsQ| That won't bother me.
bO~b0RN% I'll find the 2nd,
bmo` O0RMO I'll give them the message,
6qT1\S~b`OTT and then I'll find your brother.
_T`O_P Just like you.
FO/fNp A little older.
`O؏}YT O You all right, mate?
lN
_S.^N Come on, help him.
)YPT N`HNN Jesus. What happened to him?
/fV:Ngb:gT Was it the plane?
-bN w0RQpN -U - We saw the smoke. - Yeah.
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`O gST A friend?
`ONegُ̑r^NHN What are you doing here?
g'}%`mo`bJT_eVN% I have an urgent message for the 2nd Devons.
/fsQNSmfeۏ;ev}TN Orders to stop tomorrow morning's attack.
N%(WT̑And where are they stationed?
W^eyrǏNpv0We Just beyond coust.
ߍbeg Come with me.
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bNO~ǏW^eyr We're passing through coust.
SN}`ONk We can take you some of the way.
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RbR -NX Oh, come on, Sergeant!
h9hYSQ*NN Put more men on the base.
bhr^ f͑NN At the trunk. It'll be heavier there.
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Nmˆ Bastards!
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~ǏST Can you get past it?
-
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`ON/f`HNeg0Ȓُv [ How did you get here, sir?
zǏNNGreN:S 1\(W]lYYb Crossed no-man's-land, just outside Bapaume.
NbNN Ye Took us the whole night.
pbbN who made a nuisance of themselves.
`ONSevMR~T You're going up to the new line?
ckQYS Attempting to.
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(WBlXc and requested reinforcements.
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f}v [ No, sir.
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N N N One, two, three!
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`O؏}YT DQ You all right, pal?
`O/fT*N v Where you from?
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[ b g~gid\\QvO Sir, I have a message from General Erinmore.
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f}vT Do you understand?!
-/f [ -kN$NguSb_Kbi9_ - Yes, sir! - Two Mills bombs per man.
TQXSOS9_TOSe NCOs collect flares and signal flags.
T1\TMO Keep to your stations.
]NsTASsQY Nine and ten section at the ready!
(W,We will advance on the first whistle blast.
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`ONc0Rv}TN/f;e4x2~ Your orders are to break the lines.
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[ [ Sir! Sir!
ۏ;e]~SmN This attack is called off.
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T T Get back! Back!
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ITN Hold fast!
Nc NR Seven Platoon, one minute!
[ b g\Pbk;eQv}TN Sir, I have orders to stop this attack!
NHN What?
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Nc NASy Seven Platoon, 30 seconds!
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`O0R^(Wr^NHN NIWhat the hell are you doing, Lance Corporal?
T1\TMO Into position!
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-bǏS -`O`r^NHN - Let me through! - What the hell do you think you're doing?
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-NX >mQ NNlۏ;e Sergeant, send the next wave.
,Y Second wave, prepare yourselves!
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`ONYv/f Who the hell are you?
NILance Corporal Schofield, sir, 8th.
b&^egN~gid\\QSmُ!kۏ;ev}TN I have orders from General Erinmore to call off this attack.
`OegZfN NIYou're too late, Lance Corporal.
[ ُN}TN/fFQSN Nv Sir, these orders are from army command.
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bNy܀)RS gV~vYs|N Victory's only 500 yards away.
[ `Nُ\O Sir, please read the letter.
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s(WbNckbNmˆSb_"Nv_2u not when we've got the bastards on the run.
ُ/fNNgTvbbN This is their last stand.
ُ/f_Qv [ The Germans planned this, sir.
NN[ }YQ*NgN They've been planning it for months.
NN``ۏ;e They want you to attack.
Nُ\O'T Read the letter.
-\!h -/f [ - Major? - Yes, sir?
-NNd -/f [ - Stand them down. - Yes, sir.
SƖkS uXT gq~$OXT Call up the orderlies. Tend the wounded.
ZW[2~ N2_QSQ Hold the line in case they counter.
/f [ Yes, sir.
d d Stand down! Stand down!
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b,g ^gN)Y/f*NSb܀NveP[ I hoped today might be a good day.
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ُS/ffev IThat's it for now, and then next week,
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S gNye_~_gُ:WbN There is only one way this war ends.
bgTNN Last man standing.
~bN~`OYt N$OS Have someone see to your wounds.
`OSNnN NINow fuck off, Lance Corporal.
bgKb Bearers!
bgKb Stretcher bearers!
bgKb Bearers!
bgKb Stretcher bearers!
r^_oN \OP[ Well done, lad.
""` [ Thank you, sir.
`wS^KQ-N \(WT̑T [ Do you know where Lieutenant Blake is, sir?
^KQ Blake?
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/fNv _ _ I was sent here with his brother.
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NOT]vKb NNwQ w5 he would have gone over with his men.
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b`HNMb~b0RN [ How could I find him, sir?
`OSNS5~TevΑb;Sb You can try the casualty clearing station behind the line.
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knf/Oi`\!h [ Major Hepburn, sir.
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_p bQeg Go the fuck up. Clear the way.
_p _p Come on, quickly.
~b;SbuQ Get a medic!
;SbuQ Medic!
~~p Just keep moving.
~~p +R\P Keep moving, keep moving.
1\ُ7h That's it.
-NX b_Sergeant, I have to find Lieutenant Blake.
-`wSN(WTT -
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bgb0Rbُ̑ Stretchers to me.
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[ ^KQ-N \(Wُ̑T Sir, is Lieutenant Blake here?
p_ NIMove along, Corporal.
Yg`O؏p S$ORIf you can walk, move to the triage area.
.^.^b Help me.
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^KQ-N \ Lieutenant Blake!
bُ̑NMOQ;S I need an M.O. over here.
[ NfǏSN Sir, he's out.
_bN_QS Get him out of here, now.
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^KQ Blake?!
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gN w^KQ-N T Has anyone seen Lieutenant Blake?!
N(WQ@ _p He's hemorrhaging. Go quickly.
NZPKb/g He needs a surgeon.
b`Yu(Wُ̑ I want to be left here.
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^KQ-N \ Lieutenant Blake?
NHNN Yes?
`OQelT Do you need medical assistance?
b/fkQ%v I'm from the 8th.
`O(Wُ̑ZPNHN What the hell are you doing here?
b>megO I was sent here to deliver a message.
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""`O Z\ Thank you, Will.
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