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Chapter 24

The Artilleryman's Dream of Underground

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  1. On a moonless night, the inn atop Putney Hill stands black and silent, every window dark

    1 On a moonless night, the inn atop Putney Hill stands black and silent, every window dark

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  2. In the dark inn bedroom, the narrator sits bolt upright in the iron bed and prays

    2 In the dark inn bedroom, the narrator sits bolt upright in the iron bed and prays

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  3. At sunrise, a crouching shape in the bushes stands up: a ragged soldier with a cutlass

    3 At sunrise, a crouching shape in the bushes stands up: a ragged soldier with a cutlass

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  4. At dawn, the artilleryman lowers his cutlass and grips the grey-haired narrator's hand

    4 At dawn, the artilleryman lowers his cutlass and grips the grey-haired narrator's hand

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  5. Two filthy survivors crouch in a leafy bower on Wimbledon Common, staring at each other

    5 Two filthy survivors crouch in a leafy bower on Wimbledon Common, staring at each other

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  6. The philosopher grips the soldier's hand, moved by his resolve to live on underground

    6 The philosopher grips the soldier's hand, moved by his resolve to live on underground

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  7. In the bower, the artilleryman grips the narrator's arm and lifts his face to the sky

    7 In the bower, the artilleryman grips the narrator's arm and lifts his face to the sky

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  8. The artilleryman's swagger drains away in the candlelit coal cellar.

    8 The artilleryman's swagger drains away in the candlelit coal cellar.

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  9. From a Putney rooftop, sunlit gardens give way to a Thames choked with blood-red weed

    9 From a Putney rooftop, sunlit gardens give way to a Thames choked with blood-red weed

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  10. From a Putney rooftop at night, the narrator looks out over black, dead London.

    10 From a Putney rooftop at night, the narrator looks out over black, dead London.

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  11. On the dark roof, the narrator is overcome with disgust at the day's cards and cigars

    11 On the dark roof, the narrator is overcome with disgust at the day's cards and cigars

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