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A War Part 1

DAWN Disagreement the reason of the war Day, place and time is set Arrangements begins. Arsenals are emptied Recruitment had finished, training almost done The day comes, marching begins In a very orderly manner, the two opposite sides Line up on the far ends of the virgin field For some hours, some marchings are done at both sides News and strategies are being spread by scout men When everything is set the war is set. Commandant Generals of both sides On their horses meet at the middle of the fertile field The favorite side ask his enemy to surrender The enemy refuses, the generals moves Back to the top of the hills to give supreme orders. Artilleries are loaded, infantry fix their bayonets Squadrons check their lances and sabers Common soldiers fear for their lives Sergeants suppress their fears ready to act on orders. Brigadiers, colonels, and captains ready to give order. Signals are given, “fire!” Artilleries twenty at once, vomit deaths They land, they uproot they fertile soil. Guns in the air, Hands up, heads up mouths up all down. Voices of agony were heard. After two rounds, the opposite withdraw not retreat Thinking they did they move forward, the opposite attack

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