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I will not say that Albert was devastated or desolate, for these long words have different interpretations and may easily be exaggerated. I WILL NOT SAY THAT ALBERT WAS DEVASTATED OR DESOLATE FOR THESE LONG WORDS HAVE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS AND MAY EASILY BE EXAGGERATED
rt is true. So a young man might feel as he led his regiment of cavalry, for the scene would fire the blood; all those young men and fine uniforms and good horses, all coming on behind, everything streaming that could float on the air, everything jingling then which could ever make a sound, a bright sky no doubt over the uniforms, a good fresh wind for men and horses to gulp; and behind, the clinking and jingling, the long roll of hooves thundering. Such a scene might well stir emotions to sigh for the splendours of battle. This is one side of war. Mutilation and death are another; misery, cold and dirt; pain, and the intense loneliness of men left behind by armies, with much to think of; no hope, and a day or two to live. But we understand that glory covers that. There is yet a third side. I came to Albert when the fight was far from it: only at night you saw any signs of war, when clouds flashed now and then and curious rockets peered. Albert robbed of peace was deserted even by war.  ONE NEED NOT DOUBT THAT THE REPORT IS TRUE SO A YOUNG MAN MIGHT FEEL AS HE LED HIS REGIMENT OF CAVALRY FOR THE SCENE WOULD FIRE THE BLOOD ALL THOSE YOUNG MEN IN FINE UNIFORMS AND GOOD HORSES ALL COMING ON BEHIND EVERYTHING STREAMING THAT COULD FLOAT ON THE AIR EVERYTHING JINGLING THEN WHICH COULD EVER MAKE A SOUND A BRIGHT SKY NO DOUBT OVER THE UNIFORMS A GOOD FRESH WIND FOR MEN AND HORSES TO GULP AND BEHIND THE CLINKING AND JINGLING THE LONG ROLL OF HOOFS THUNDERING SUCH A SCENE MIGHT WELL STIR EMOTIONS TO SIGH FOR THE SPLENDORS OF BATTLE THIS IS ONE SIDE OF WAR MUTILATION AND DEATH ARE ANOTHER MISERY COLD AND DIRT PAIN AND THE INTENSE LONELINESS OF MEN LEFT BEHIND BY ARMIES WITH MUCH TO THINK OF NO HOPE AND A DAY OR TWO TO LIVE BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT GLORY COVERS THAT THERE IS YET A THIRD SIDE I CAME TO ALBERT WHEN THE FIGHT WAS FAR FROM IT ONLY AT NIGHT YOU SAW ANY SIGNS OF WAR WHEN CLOUDS FLASH NOW AND THEN AND CURIOUS ROCKETS PEERED ALBERT ROBBED OF PEACE WAS DESERTED EVEN BY WAR
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