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I shall not dwell on the physical sufferings we underwent while working on this road, for the reason that the conditions I have described were prevalent over the whole country; and later, when I had the opportunity to visit some construction camps in Samaria and Judaea found that in comparison our lot had been a happy one. I SHALL NOT DWELL ON THE PHYSICAL SUFFERINGS WE UNDERWENT WHILE WORKING ON THIS ROAD FOR THE REASON THAT THE CONDITIONS I HAVE DESCRIBED WERE PREVALENT OVER THE WHOLE COUNTRY AND LATER WHEN I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT SOME CONSTRUCTION CAMPS IN SAMARIA AND JUDAEA FOUND THAT IN COMPARISON OUR LOT HAD BEEN A HAPPY ONE
 Sea of Galilee--a link in the military highway from Damascus to the coast, which would be used for the movement of troops in case the railroad should be cut off. It had no immediate strategic bearing on the attack against Suez, however. From six in the morning till seven at night we were hard at it, except for one hour's rest at noon. While we had money, it was possible to get some slight relief by bribing our taskmasters; but this soon came to an end, and we had to endure their brutality as best we could. The wheelbarrows we used were the property of a French company which, before the war, was undertaking a highway to Beirut. No grease was provided for the wheels, so that there was a maddening squeaking and squealing in addition to the difficulty of pushing the barrows. One day I suggested to an inspection officer that if the wheels were not greased the axles would be burned out. He agreed with me and issued an order that the men were to provide their own oil to lubricate the wheels! ND TIBERIUS ON THE SEA OF GALILEE A LINK IN THE MILITARY HIGHWAY FROM DAMASCUS TO THE COAST WHICH WOULD BE USED FOR THE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS IN CASE THE RAILROAD SHOULD BE CUT OFF IT HAD NO IMMEDIATE STRATEGIC BEARING ON THE ATTACK AGAINST SUEZ HOWEVER FROM SIX IN THE MORNING TILL SEVEN AT NIGHT WE WERE HARD AT IT EXCEPT FOR ONE HOUR'S REST AT NOON WHILE WE HAD MONEY IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GET SOME SLIGHT RELIEF BY BRIBING OUR TASKMASTERS BUT THIS SOON CAME TO AN END AND WE HAD TO ENDURE THEIR BRUTALITY AS BEST AS WE COULD THE WHEELBARROWS WE USED WERE THE PROPERTY OF A FRENCH COMPANY WHICH BEFORE THE WAR WAS UNDERTAKING A HIGHWAY TO BE ROOT NO GREASE WAS PROVIDED FOR THE WHEELS SO THAT THERE WAS A MADDENING SQUEAKING AND SQUEALING IN ADDITION TO THE DIFFICULTY OF PUSHING THE BARROWS ONE DAY I SUGGESTED TO AN INSPECTION OFFICER THAT IF THE WHEELS WERE NOT GREASED THE AXLETS WERE BORNE OUT HE AGREED WITH ME AND ISSUED AN ORDER THAT THE MEN WERE TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN OIL TO LUBRICATE THE WHEELS
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