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"Life in the Trenches" Diary Entries November 1914 It's cold, damp and I'm tired. Some of the trench was blown apart today, we had to build it back up. We didn't have many trenches it was more of a spread out, open battle. Today I got shot in the leg (it's still hurting). They said they might have to amputate but luckily I pulled through without that happening. The commanders were harsh, they knew I had been shot and still sent me out on a patrol, I don't blame them though they're just following their orders I suppose. I ate before I went out, plum and apple (yeah, tinned food again... great). I started out. Sneaking slowly out of the trench with Private J.P, one of the friends I had made since this horrible war began. Friends are hard to come by out here, having the right attitude helps a lot. We walked about...

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