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4. I bugle sounding Reveille interrupted my thoughts and the sound had barely faded into silence when, right on cue, the door burst open and Sgt. Parker and Cpl. Tomkins entered to give us an encore of their previous morning's performance.

16. We neared the Mess; [ditto line 34]

28. "To days!"

38. "Are there any questions?close quotes asked Sgt. Parker

40. "What about you, dozey man,replace , with ?"

42. Sgt. Parker actually smiled. "I expect you'll have plenty of opportunity to decide of that's what you want in the next few weeks," he said, and I knew exactly what he meant.

43. At that moment a young second lieutenant entered the room and stood beside. remove periodParker.


47. For the next 45 minutes I dashed bout like a man possessed.


48. We fell is, he called, and we answered. He then marched s to the back door of the Mess and for the second time that day I was face to face with the Sergeant of the Chins.

50. I waited while he marched the rest of the group around the kitchen and Mess Hall, assigning them to cleaning work in two's and three's until all of them were busy.

55. "Watcha mate, you doin' alright?it's two words: all right + close quotes the new arrival greeted me.