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[Illustration: _Bill_ (_coming to after a shell has hit his dug-out_).
"HAVE I BEEN LONG UNCONSCIOUS, WILLIAM?"
_William_. "OH, A GOODISH BIT, BILL."
_Bill_. "WHAT DO YOU CALL A 'GOODISH BIT,' WILLIAM?"
_William_. "WELL, A LONGISH TIME, BILL."
_Bill_. "WELL, WHAT'S THAT WHITE ON THE HILL? IS IT SNOW OR DAISIES?"]
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