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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　are　some　people　who　never　realize。　There　are　people　who　are　afraid　of　their　officers。　It　is　with　them　the　war　is　made。〃

〃I　know　it　is　bad　but　we　must　finish　it。〃

〃It　doesn't　finish。　There　is　no　finish　to　a　war。〃

〃Yes　there　is。〃

Passini　shook　his　head。

〃War　is　not　won　by　victory。　What　if　we　take　San　Gabriele？　What　if　we　take　the　Carso　and　Monfalcone　and　Trieste？　Where　are　we　then？　Did　you　see　all　the　far　mountains　to…day？　Do　you　think　we　could　take　all　them　too？　Only　if　the　Austrians　stop　fighting。　One　side　must　stop　fighting。　Why　don't　we　stop　fighting？　If　they　e　down　into　Italy　they　will　get　tired　and　go　away。　They　have　their　own　country。　But　no；　instead　there　is　a　war。〃

〃You're　an　orator。〃

〃We　think。　We　read。　We　are　not　peasants。　We　are　mechanics。　But　even　the　peasants　know　better　than　to　believe　in　a　war。　Everybody　hates　this　war。〃