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Mere Firing of Guns Is Child's Play to This!
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The cable is strung over small trees or hedges wherever possible and is buried when no other protection is available. If the men are not killed they accomplish their task at the rate of about six miles per hour; but the enemy artillery find the cable detachment an excellent target.
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