Chapter One

• The soldier was laden like a pack mule
• Hanging from his belt and webbing were two Mills bombs, a hatchet, a bayonet, a pouch of ammunition and various entrenching tools
• Through and through
• "You there"
• He continued to plod steadily towards his goal
• The officer...cursing this ponderous beast of burden
• boys with bayonets
• and so, the pack mule plodded on
• then the mule slipped
• sucked instantly