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I’m so frightened.
My heart is beating everywhere, behind my eyes, down my legs, in my chest . . . pulsing, hammering.
It’s cold.
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Oh Daddo – what luxury – to turn on a hot water tap – hot steaming water - evening clothes – dinner at the Ritz – the Alhambra afterwards. Elsie. Mother. Daddo. – My first action – Fifteen seconds – is that the whistle? – one clear blast – left hand – parapet – sand bags – over – run. Run fast and straight. Please God let me live. Pistol high – run, run, run.
David Haig, My Boy Jack. NHB (electronic edition). pp.79-80
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