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t　even　vote。　They　are　all　without　law　to　protect　them。　Anybody　can　take　their　property。〃

〃If　it　wasn't　that　that　happens　to　their　families　nobody　would　go　to　the　attack。〃

〃Yes。　Alpini　would。　These　V。　E。　soldiers　would。　Some　bersaglieri。〃

〃Bersaglieri　have　run　too。　Now　they　try　to　forget　it。〃

〃You　should　not　let　us　talk　this　way；　Tenente。　Evviva　l'esercito；〃　Passini　said　sarcastically。

〃I　know　how　you　talk；〃　I　said。　〃But　as　long　as　you　drive　the　cars　and　behave……〃

〃……and　don't　talk　so　other　officers　can　hear；〃　Manera　finished。　〃I　believe　we　should　get　the　war　over；〃　I　said。　〃It　would　not　finish　it　if　one　side　stopped　fighting。　It　would　only　be　worse　if　we　stopped　fighting。〃

〃It　could　not　be　worse；〃　Passini　said　respectfully。　〃There　is　nothing　worse　than　war。〃

〃Defeat　is　worse。〃

〃I　do　not　believe　it；〃　Passini　said　still　respectfully。　〃What　is　defeat？　You　go　home。〃

〃They　e　after　you。　They　take　your　home。　They　take　your　sisters。〃

〃I　don't　believe　it；〃　Passini　said。　〃They　can't　do　that　to　everybody。　Let　everybody　defend　his　home。　Let　them　keep　their　sisters　in　the　house。〃

〃They　hang　you。　They　e　and　make　you　be　a　soldier　again。　Not　in　the　auto…ambulance；　in　the　infantry。〃

〃They　can't　hang　every　one。〃

〃An　outside　nation　can't　make　you　be　a　soldier；〃　Manera　said。　〃At　the　first　battle　you　all　run。〃

〃Like　the　Tchecos。〃

〃I　think　you　do　not　know　anything　about　being　conquered　and　so　you　think　it　is　not　bad。〃

〃Tenente；〃　Passini　said。　〃We　understand　you　let　us　talk。　Listen。　There　is　nothing　as　bad　as　war。　We　in　the　auto…ambulance　cannot　even　realize　at　all　how　bad　it　is。　When　people　realize　how　bad　it　is　they　cannot　do　anything　to　stop　it　because　they　go　crazy。　There