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He did not fire,and they came back, Then Sergeant Masen came up. told me all the soldiers had arrived and the 'buses had gone back. I left Bergeant Mason at this point with one Lenos-Corporal and tires Sepoys. These ware military, Sergeant Mason being the only one of the Pelice. I gave Sergeant Hanen instructions to follow slowly up the hill with these four soldiers,00?lecting strikers ahead of
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