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02.01.2011 um 23:59 Uhr

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@@@@@They retched, languished through long flaccid minutes when they seemed close to unconsciousness, and suffered from recurring spasms of shivering when there seemed no heat left in their bodies After a long while, perhaps an hour, Brown sat up, swallowed a few salt tablets and drank almost half his canteen of waterThe salt rumbled uncomfortably in his stomach, but he felt some reliefWhen he stood up to walk over to Wilson, his legs moved without familiarity, weakly, like a man who is out of bed after a long illness"How're you feelin', boy?" he asked Wilson stared at himWith a groping motion his fingers had fluttered up to his forehead, removed the dampened cloth"You men better leave me, Brown," he croaked feeblyIn the past hour, lying on the stretcher, he had slid between consciousness and delirium, and now he was very tired, very spentTo Wilson there was no point in moving on any fartherHe was perfectly content at the moment to remain here; he did not think at all of what would happen to himHe knew only that he didn't want to be carried again, could not bear the agony of being jolted on the stretcher Brown was tempted, so tempted that he did not dare to believe Wilson"What are you talking about, boy?" "Lea' me, men, jus' lea' me Weaks tears came into Wilson's eyesRemotely, almost as if it did not concern him, he shook his head"I'm holdin' ya back, men, jus' lea' me behind It was all confused in his mind again; he thought they were on a patrol and he was lagging back because of his sickness"When a man gotta be crappin' all the time, it jus' slows ya up Stanley had come up beside Brown"What does he want us to do, leave him?" "Yeah "Think we ought to?" Brown generated some rage"Goddammit, Stanley, what the hell's the matter with you?" Again Brown was temptedA deep lassitude had filled his body; he had no desire to move on"Come on, men, let's go," he bawl

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