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〃It's time to roll;〃 I said and stood up。
〃Who are you going to ride with; Tenehte?〃 Bonello asked。
〃With Aymo。 Then you e。 Then Piani。 We'll start out on the road for Cormons。〃
〃I'm afraid I'll go to sleep;〃 Piani said。
〃All right。 I'll ride with you。 Then Bonello。 Then Aymo。〃
〃That's the best way;〃 Piani said。 〃Because I'm so sleepy。〃
〃I'll drive and you sleep awhile。〃
〃No。 I can drive just so long as I know somebody will wake me up if I go to sleep。〃
〃I'll wake you up。 Put out the lights; Barto。〃
〃You might as well leave them;〃 Bonello said。 〃We've got no more use for this place。〃
〃I have a small locker trunk in my room;〃 I said。 〃Will you help take it down; Piani?〃
〃We'll take it;〃 Piani said。 〃e on; Aldo。〃 He went off into the hall with Bonello。 I heard them going upstairs。
〃This was a fine place;〃 Bartolomeo Aymo said。 He put two bottles of wine and half a cheese into his haversack。 〃There won't be a place like this again。 Where will they retreat to; Tenente?〃
〃Beyond the Tagliamento; they say。 The hospital and the sector are to be at Pordenone。〃
〃This is a better town than Pordenone。〃
〃I don't know Pordenone;〃 I said。 〃I've just been through there。〃
〃It's not much of a place;〃 Aymo said。
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As we moved out through the town it was empty in the rain and the dark except for columns of troops and guns that were going through the main street。 The