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Lost, and they could not find it. They hurried desperately in those last few moments. Great shadows searching for some little thing. In the smallest nook they sought for it. Then the last candle died. As the flame went up with the smoke from the fallen wick all the great shadows turned and mournfully trailed away. LOST AND THEY COULD NOT FIND IT THEY HURRIED DESPERATELY IN THOSE LAST FEW MOMENTS GREAT SHADOWS SEARCHING FOR SOME LITTLE THING IN THE SMALLEST NOOK THEY SOUGHT FOR IT THEN THE LAST CANDLE DIED AS THE FLAME WENT UP WITH THE SMOKE FROM THE FALLEN WICK ALL THE GREAT SHADOWS TURNED AND MOURNFULLY TRAILED AWAY
ave come before and gone on next day to fight in other centuries; it seemed to him that it must have been more romantic then. Who knows? He had a bit of carpet to lie on. A few more officers came in in the early part of the night, and talked a little and lay down. A few candles were stuck on tables here and there. Midnight would have struck from the towers had any clock been left to strike in Peronne. Still talk went on in low voices here and there. The candles burned low and were fewer. Big shadows floated along those old high walls. Then the talk ceased and everyone was still: nothing stirred but the shadows. An officer muttered in sleep of things far thence, and was silent. Far away shells thumped faintly. The shadows, left to themselves, went round and round the room, searching in every corner for something that was lost. Over walls and ceiling they went and could not find it. The last candle was failing. It flared and guttered. The shadows raced over the room from comer to corner.  AS THIS HE THOUGHT MEN MUST HAVE COME BEFORE AND GONE ON NEXT DAY TO FIGHT IN OTHER CENTURIES IT SEEMED TO HIM THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN MORE ROMANTIC THAN WHO KNOWS HE HAD A BIT OF CARPET TO LIE ON A FEW MORE OFFICERS CAME IN THE EARLY PART OF THE NIGHT AND TALKED A LITTLE AND LAY DOWN A FEW CANDLES WERE STUCK ON TABLES HERE AND THERE MIDNIGHT WOULD HAVE STRUCK FROM THE TOWERS HAD ANY CLOCK BEEN LEFT TO STRIKE IN PERON STILL TALK WENT ON IN LOW VOICES HERE AND THERE THE CANDLES BURN LOW AND WERE FEWER BIG SHADOWS FLOATED ALONG THOSE OLD HIGH WALLS THEN THE TALK CEASED AND EVERY ONE WAS STILL NOTHING STIRRED BUT THE SHADOWS AN OFFICER MUTTERED IN SLEEP OF THINGS FAR THENCE AND WAS SILENT FARAWAY SHELLS THUMPED FAINTLY THE SHADOWS LEFT TO THEMSELVES WENT ROUND AND ROUND THE ROOM SEARCHING IN EVERY CORNER FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS LOST OVER WALLS AND CEILING THEY WENT AND COULD NOT FIND IT THE LAST CANDLE WAS FAILING IT FLARED AND GUTTERED THE SHADOWS RACED OVER THE ROOM FROM CORNER TO CORNER
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