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Whatever you do, you have to do in unison with the band. All through our meal we had to keep time with the music. WHATEVER YOU DO YOU HAVE TO DO IN UNISON WITH THE BAND ALL THROUGH OUR MEAL WE HAD TO KEEP TIME WITH THE MUSIC
 is not the sort of band that can be ignored. The members of a Munich military band are big, broad-chested fellows, and they are not afraid of work. They do not talk much, and they never whistle. They keep all their breath to do their duty with. They do not blow their very hardest, for fear of bursting their instruments; but whatever pressure to the square inch the trumpet, cornet, or trombone, as the case may be, is calculated to be capable of sustaining without permanent injury (and they are tolerably sound and well-seasoned utensils), that pressure the conscientious German bandsman puts upon each square inch of the trumpet, cornet, or trombone, as the case may be. If you are within a mile of a Munich military band, and are not stone deaf, you listen to it, and do not think of much else. It compels your attention by its mere noise; it dominates your whole being by its sheer strength. Your mind has to follow it as the feet of the little children followed the playing of the Pied Piper. FORMS IN A MUNICH BEER GARDEN IS NOT THE SORT OF BAND THAT CAN BE IGNORED THE MEMBERS OF A MUNICH MILITARY BAND ARE BIG BROAD CHESTED FELLOWS AND THEY ARE NOT AFRAID OF WORK THEY DO NOT TALK MUCH AND THEY NEVER WHISTLE THEY KEEP ALL THEIR BREATH TO DO THEIR DUTY WITH THEY DO NOT BLOW THEIR VERY HARDEST FOR FEAR OF BURSTING THEIR INSTRUMENTS BUT WHATEVER PRESSURE TO THE SQUARE INCH THE TRUMPET CORNT OR TRUMP BONE AS THE CASE MAY BE IS CALCULATED TO CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING WITHOUT PERMANENT INJURY AND THEY ARE TOLERABLY SOUND AND WELL SEASONED UTENSILS THAT PRESSURE THE CONSCIENTIOUS GERMAN BANDSMAN PUTS UPON EACH SQUARE INCH OF THE TRUMPET CORNET OR TROMBONE AS THE CASE MAY BE IF YOU ARE WITHIN A MILE OF A MUNICH MILITARY BAND AND ARE NOT STONE DEAF YOU LISTEN TO IT AND DO NOT THINK OF MUCH ELSE IT COMPELS YOUR ATTENTION BY ITS MERE NOISE IT DOMINATES YOUR WHOLE BEING BY ITS SHEER STRENGTH YOUR MIND HAS TO FOLLOW IT AS THE FEET OF THE LITTLE CHILDREN FOLLOWED THE PLAYING OF THE PIED PIPER
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