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〃Wed　be　better　off　on　top。　They　may　e　along　this　bridge　too。　We　dont　want　them　on　top　of　us　before　we　see　them。〃

We　walked　along　the　railroad　track。　On　both　sides　of　us　stretched　the　wet　plain。　Ahead　across　the　plain　was　the　hill　of　Udine。　The　roofs　fell　away　from　the　castle　on　the　hill。　We　could　see　the　campanile　and　the　clock…tower。　There　were　many　mulberry　trees　in　the　fields。　Ahead　I　saw　a　place　where　the　rails　were　torn　up。　The　ties　had　been　dug　out　too　and　thrown　down　the　embankment。

〃Down！　down！〃　Aymo　said。　We　dropped　down　beside　the　embankment。　There　was　another　group　of　bicyclists　passing　along　the　road。　I　looked　over　the　edge　and　saw　them　go　on。

〃They　saw　us　but　they　went　on；〃　Aymo　said。

〃Well　get　killed　up　there；　Tenente；〃　Bonello　said。

〃They　dont　want　us；〃　I　said。　〃Theyre　after　something　else。　Were　in　more　danger　if　they　should　e　on　us　suddenly。〃

〃Id　rather　walk　here　out　of　sight；〃　Bonello　said。

〃All　right。　Well　walk　along　the　tracks。〃

〃Do　you　think　we　can　get　through？〃　Aymo　asked。

〃Sure。　There　arent　very　many　of　them　yet。　Well　go　through　in　the　dark。〃

〃What　was　that　staff　car　doing？〃

〃Christ　knows；〃　I　said。　We　kept　on　up　the　tracks。　Bonello　tired　of　walking　in　the　mud　of　the　embankment　and　came　up　with　the　rest　of　us。　The　railway　moved　south　away　from　the　highway　now　and　we　could　not　see　what　passed　along　the　road。　A　short　bridge　over　a　canal　was　blown　up　but　we　climbed　across　on　what　was　left　of　the　span。　We　heard　firing　ahead　of　us。

We　came　up　on　the　railway　beyond　the　canal。　It　went　on　straight　toward　the　town　across　the　low　fields。　We　could　see　the　line　of　the　other　railway　ahead　of　us。　To　the　north　was　the　main　road　where　we　had　seen　the　cyclists；　to　the　south　there　was　a　small　branch…road　across　the　fields　with　thick　trees　on　each　side。　I　thought　we　had　better　cut　to　the　south　and　work　around　the　town　that　way　and　across　country　toward　Campoformio　and　the　main　road　to　the　Tagliamento。　We　could　avoid　the　main　line　of　the　retreat　by　keeping　to　the　secondary　roads　beyond　Udine。　I　knew　there　were　plenty　of　side…roads　across　the　plain。　I　started　down　the　embankment。

〃e　on；〃　I　said。　We　would　make　for　the　side…road　and　work　to　the　south　of　the　town。　We　all　started　down　the　embankment。　A　shot　was　fired　at　us　from　the　side…road。　The　bullet　went　into　the　mud　of　the　embankment。

〃Go　on　back；〃　I　shouted。　I　started　up　the　embankment；　slipping　in　the　mud。　The　drivers　were　ahead　of　me。　I　went　up　the　embankment　as　fast　as　I　could　go。　Two　more　shots　came　from　the　thick　brush　and　Aymo；　as　he　was　crossing　the　tracks；　lurched；　tripped　and　fell　face　down。　We　pulled　him　down　on　the　other　side　and　turned　him　over。　〃His　head　ought　to　be　uphill；〃　I　said。　Piani　moved　him　around。　He　lay　in　the　mud　on　the　side　of　the　embankment；　his　feet　pointing　downhill；　breathing　blood　irregularly。　The　three　of　us　squatted　over　him　in　the　rain。　He　was　hit　low　in　the　back　of　the　neck　and　the　bullet　had　ranged　upward　and　e　out　under　the　right　eye。　He　died　while　I　was　stopping　up　the　two　holes。　Piani　laid　his　head　down；　wiped　at　his　face；　with　a　piece　of　the　emergency　dressing；　then　let　it　alone。

〃The　……；〃　he　said。

〃They　werent　Germans；〃　I　said。　〃There　cant　be　any　Germans　over　there。〃

〃Italians；〃　Piani　said；　using　the　word　as　an　epithet；　〃Italiani！〃　Bonello　said　nothing。　He　was　sitting　beside　Aymo；　not　looking　at　him。　Piani　picked　up　Aymos　cap　where　it　had　rolled　down　the　embankment　and　put　it　over　his　face。　He　took　out　his　canteen。

〃Do　you　want　a　drink？〃　Piani　handed　Bonello　the　canteen。

〃No；〃　Bonello　said。　He　turned　to　me。　〃That　might　have　happened　to　us　any　time　on　the　railway　tracks。〃

〃No；〃　I　said。　〃It　was　because　we　started　across　the　field。〃

Bonello　shook　his　head。　〃Aymos　dead；〃　he　said。　〃Whos　dead　next；　Tenente？　Where　do　we　go　now？〃

〃Those　were　Italians　that　shot；〃　I　said。　〃They　werent　Germans。〃

〃I　suppose　if　they　were　Germans　theyd　have　killed　all　of　us；〃　Bonello　said。

〃We　are　in　more　danger　from　Italians　than　Germans；〃　I　said。　〃The　rear　guard　are　afraid　of　everything。　The　Germans　know　what　theyre　after。〃

〃You　reason　it　out；　Tenente；〃　Bonello　said。

〃Where　do　we　go　now？〃　Piani　asked。

〃We　better　lie　up　some　place　till　its　dark。　If　we　could　get　south　wed　be　all　right。〃

〃Theyd　have　to　shoot　us　all　to　prove　they　were　right　the　first　time；〃　Bonello　said。　〃Im　not　going　to　try　them。〃

〃Well　find　a　place　to　lie　up　as　near　to　Udine　as　we　can　get　and　then　go　through　when　its　dark。〃

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