All Quiet On The Western Front Page #4

- These babes get killed off too fast.

- Well, the lorry's waiting.

Last night I was too

hungry to sleep...

and tonight, when I get the wrinkles out

of my gut, they think up wiring duty.

Well, here's your chances,

heroes.

For the fatherland!

Come on, get your stuff and

let's get out of here.

- Is that any way to drive?

- Let him drive any way he wants.

Suppose he breaks your arm. You

get sent home, don't you?

A lot better than having

a hole in your guts.

If there's any of you left, I'll pick

you up in the morning.

Well, if that ride you gave us

didn't kill us, nothing will.

And be on time. I don't want to

miss my breakfast.

You better wait for your army,

Papa.

Here, here. Don't be

so backward.

Listen, children. All we got to do

is to string a little wire.

We pick it up at the dump and carry

it to where we need it.

Now, you're gonna see some shell fire,

and you're gonna be scared, see?

It's all right, boy.

Get up.

Here. Never mind.

It's happened to better men than you,

and it's happened to me.

When we come back, I'll get you all

some nice clean underwear.

That kind of shell you don't have

to pay much attention to.

Those big fellas just make a lot

of noise and land about...

five miles behind the line.

The things we've got to watch

out for are the light ones.

They don't give you

much warning.

They go "waa-aa-aah zing."

And when you hear that,

down!

Mother Earth.

Press yourselves down

upon her.

Bury yourselves deep

into her.

Just keep your eyes on me.

When you see me flop,

you flop...

only try to beat me to it.

Now listen.

I'll show you how

it's done.

Give me a couple of those.

That's to kill the noise.

Tjaden.

See that?

- What's that mean?

- Bombardment.

My eyes!

I'm blind!

I can't see!

God!

My eyes! I can't see!

- I can't see!

- It's Behn! It's Behn!

- I'll go get him...

- You'll get killed!

- Let me...

- Lay down and stay there!

He's dead.

- He's dead!

- Why did you risk your life...

bringing him in?

But it's Behn!

- My friend.

- He's a corpse, no matter who it is.

Now, don't any of you

ever do that again.

Put him over there.

- Mind the wire.

- Mind the wire.

- Mind the wire.

- Mind the wire.

- Mind the wire.

- Mind the wire.

All right, come on.

All right, come on. Get your packs

and fall in. Hurry up!

Come on. Hurry up.

Make it snappy.

Get your packs

and fall in.

Kat, what are we doing?

What's happening?

You heard him. Orders

to march.

- But where to, for the love of...

- Another party.

And this one is gonna

last a long time.

Come on.

Here we go.

Company, attention!

Shoulder arms!

March right,

march!

Take your hands off that!

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