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His vision of the outside world was limited to what he could see through a narrow slit... which concealed his baby face... He was so snug in there that he was able to pretend that he was safe at home... having survived the war... he was telling... a true war story—whereas the true war story was still going on. (p53)
— Dec 13, 2025 12:19PM
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And he said, "You know—we've had to imavine the war here, and we have imagined that it was being fought by aging men like ourselves. We had forgotten that wars were fought by babies. When I saw those freshly shaved faces, it was a shock. 'My God, my God—' I said to myself, 'It's the Children's Crusade.'" (p135)
— Dec 15, 2025 11:01PM
