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@@@@@With a great effort he shrieked over his shoulder, "Get him, GET HIM, CROFT!" Then Red tripped, and lay motionless on the ground, half stunnedHe was trying to ready himself for the flash of pain the knife would cause as it pierced his back, and he held his breathHe heard his heart beat once, and then once moreHis alertness was returning, and he poised his bodyHis heart beat again, and again, and againAbruptly, he realized that nothing was going to happen Croft's clear cold voice grated in his ear"Goddam, Red, how long you gonna lay on the ground?" Red rolled over and sat upHe repressed a groan with difficulty, but the effort made him shudder "What do you think of your boy friend?" Croft asked softly The Jap was standing several yards away with his hands in the airHe had dropped the bayonet, and it lay at his feetCroft walked over and kicked it away Red looked at the Japanese soldier, and for an instant their eyes metBoth men looked away, as if they had each been caught in something shamefulRed realized suddenly how weak he felt Yet even now he could not admit any weakness to Croft"What took you guys so goddam long?" he asked "Got down as fast as we could," Croft said Gallagher spoke up abruptlyHis face was white and his mouth trembled"I was gonna shoot the mother-fugger but you were in the way Croft laughed quietly, and then said, "Ah guess we frightened him more than you, RedHe damn sure stopped running after you when he saw us Red found himself shuddering ag