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@@@@@He wondered where the others wereHe had never seen combat before, and it was unfair to leave him alone; Hennessey began to feel bitter at being desertedThe jungle looked dark and ominous like a sky blacking over with thundercloudsSuddenly, he knew he couldn't stay here any longerHe got out of his hole, clutched his rifle, and started to crawl away from the hole "Hennessey, where you going?" Toglio shoutedHis head had suddenly appeared from the hole Hennessey started, and then began to babble"I'm going to get the othersIt's important, I got my pants dirty "Come back," Toglio shouted The boy looked at his foxhole, and knew it was impossible to return to itThe beach seemed so pure and open"No, I got to go," he said, and began to runHe heard Toglio shout once more, and then he was conscious only of the sound of his breathingAbruptly, he realized that something was sliding about in the pocket his pants made as they bellied over his leggingsIn a little frenzy, he pulled his trouser loose, let the stool fall out, and then began to run again Hennessey passed by the place where the flags were up for the boats to come in, and saw the Navy officer lying prone in a little hollow near the jungleAbruptly, he heard the mortars again, and then right after it a machine gun firing nearbyA couple of grenades exploded with the loud empty sound that paper bags make when they burstHe thought for an instant, "There's some soldiers after them Japs with the mortar Then he heard the terrible siren of the mortar shell coming down on himHe pirouetted in a little circle, and threw himself to the groundPerhaps he felt the explosion before a piece of shrapnel tore his brain in half Red found him when the platoon was coming back to meet To