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A story about Christmas. It istitled Three Men by the outstanding American writer
Willis Cooper. This is the taleof another Christmas, a Christmas thirty years
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ago. It is nineteen eighteen,and the Great War is over. War
weary men are at last getting leave. Lee areas have been established in various
parts of France, and men arefrom their stations to these areas, there
to rest and refresh themselves for abrief period. It is Christmas Eve in
the railway station of Deal Branch.The crowd is dense and compartments on the
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train are scarce. A young Britishofficers very songs. I'm looking desperately for
a mental set on pro said,comes out my lambish year. I take
it. Pardon you mean I canget into that one. I can get
into that companion? Wait, willwill miss you? Oh put, there's
somebody in it now the trains willpull. Oh, thanks very much.
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I will another. Yes, thevery Christmas to you too. Excuse him?
Why, I mean, I've gotto Venice's in the air of it.
It's all right, would have venny. I can't talk to ruddy language,
but it is not necessary to speakthe reddy language. Misuse. Since
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I speak you girls after a fashionof the station mouth, I said you
wouldn't mind have I stole myself inhere? I should be delighted. Let
me help you with your back out. That's all right, I'll I'll just
sing it up on the wreck.There, I go and shop for the
ah other. This is a bitof a wife. So clean too.
I've never seen such a clean trailin France, and they probably scored it
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out for Christmas. I am captainsmay rushboard to get squad numb the two
hundred and twelfth Regiment until the shapethere. Oh, I'm a lieutenant Hollis
van Atano, the Australian night Horser. Are you going on leave, captain?
Yes, I am not sure whereyet. May stay like yeah,
I never knows where he goes inthis world. That's too arrive, and
it's very good of you to showyour compartment. I'm not emily too glad.
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It's being that of a lonely journeyso far. I'm delighted at someone
to talk to. Uh. Firstclass compartments aren't too easy to get hold
of either. It has a bitcushier. This isn't it? Not too
bad? Indeed you powdered me.I know, but uh, I am
a bit killers to know how inAustralia enough for else should find his way
to be all farms. And thenthe fact I don't cart her myself kept
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in the uh guess confidence it yeah, yes, and young Ning is a
balong team I I must sling member. Uh, but I was at Gallipoli,
was a third art division and UHgot a bit of a crack on
the head. You know. Firstthing I knew. I found myself transferred
to a village a few miles eastof here, nothing but Americans in the
time, the American that good soldierssay, oh that's lining. And now
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you find yourself bound for leave.On Christmas eve, cart her and jolly
Glad offered to where you going to? You know, a report of the
art or a let barn. That'sall I know. You have the same
difficulties in your on me. Isee one never knows where one goes.
You are a long way from home, my friend. Yes, that's wrong,
raally long way. How far theworld you know? And you have
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come to fight for France. It'sa good U mispeaking, Oh ben fum
o he now he's over and nowyoung men my dead under the stars up
there. Wait a minute, welost a few too, are young men
monsieur French and British and Australia andAmerica. Hello. One cannot make the
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omlet without breaking the eggs. That'sart, and the running a lot of
good eggs too. For against conme. Ah, I wish the lasted
time would start. There's always amystery. Uh, they control these trains,
particularly when one wishes to get somewherein the holley. There's a chap
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in American uniform out there looking forthe place. I say, sir,
perhaps we could invite him in here. If you do not mind, well,
I don't if it's so hard withyou. He's a comrade. There
was little room on the train.Now you are, oh yang yang yang,
Well that's why yang he comes.He head fuck start me picked now
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the briders back. And an officertoo. I'm so well that the Americans
have two divisions of negroes. Theyhave many officers who are, as the
Americans say, colored. Also,I've never seen one, all right,
that's why yank you know? Findif I ask him? And do you,
my dear Valantine, why should onemind? Is he not a man
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and an ally and an officer.Do we dislike one another because I am
French and Ustaunian. God damn,I'll know what the def differences that make
ro cover of chet skinner. Theyoh, yeah, this roverywhere else?
May come on in? Leave thatrope for thank you. I'm afraid I
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was going to be left behind landsValentine left an understray and not all.
I'm a captain. No, youknow the three other seventies the American infantry
about it, captain and this iscaptain. Uh oh there you'll have to
help. I am captains may Rushbroude, Guest, Quaid and the French.
I told they captain, welcome,gentlemen. I thank you. Yeah,
give me your muse that I'll shoveit up on the right. I thank
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you with BENNI uh, it's goodto get that thing off my shoes.
See down, Captain Meldon, thankyou. I've been standing around there all
day long, on one foot andthen on another, waiting. Finally when
the train did pull and I thoughtI was still go understand that good of
you to take me in. Weare delighted right uh you know austral lieutenant.
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That's right from Adelaide. But I'velived in England for here. Where
are you from, Captain Evan,I'm from Chicago. Oh and you,
Captain get come Miaomi is in byYoung. That's one night him sell for
my name? Your name? Captainsone G A S C O I G
N E from Gascony. U seeOh, I say you know, gentlemen,
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God isn't it here? We arethree of us, one railroad coach
bound for somewhere, and we've comefrom all over the world to meet on
Christmas. Even tell you the truth, we don't even know where we are
going, do you. I havethe slightest idea leave area, That's all
I know. Why are we?Might as well have a spot of Christmas
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chair, eh. I have abottle of rather good wine and music so
far not to be undone in thismate. And I also have a bottle
of black We made Christie deals ofChrist, the very precious one in these
days, gentlemen. I do notbring them by how I came by it,
but suffice it to say I haveit. We're about to stop.
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We are starting play. And thatwas a jolly happy crown there at the
station water. Christmas, Yeah,Christmas despite the fact that most of them
are wanted to get out of thetown goes somewhere. M hm, that's
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Christmas. I was down in Texasand Camp Logan. I was in the
hospital, I's say, and Iain't. I had dinner with the German
gene General capture on Christmas Eve.Hi, gentlemen, will you drink with
me? The pleasure sir if youwill link with me and with me?
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All right? That nights to uhto Christmas? Says uh A mim is
that somebody full of junk of allsorts. I was afraid I might have lost
that bottle. Uh. The souvenirs, yeah, and silly toys and things
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that I pick up enough give themto some kids somewhere. Yeah, God
knows they are few enough. Andit gets to and manuset there there's no
enough to my people to give themtoo. But it is a sentiment,
a sentiment for Christmas. Yes,I suppose we all do that. My
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impact would I've learned this too.I didn't know if I'd ever get back
to the outfit after this leave.So I got some souvenirs together. Another
dak means I mean not now,Thanks God, I'll wait awhile I think
I will too, wit. It'sa beautiful night clear, here's the wall
was still on. I'd expect tohear someone shout lights out, Jerry up
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and have a lot of bombs landingon there. Hope we are done with
that, mischiear, Amen, there'sno moon. No, but look at
the stars. I said, yousee that one over there? Not even
imagine it to the Star of Bethorvery bright, isn't it he heed two
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thousand years ago? Well they arethat same star still shines upon the ear.
Well, if it does, wewouldn't know it, not we who
quite wars and deny the name ofthe man that was born under it.
There you were you were religious here? No, not at all? Loot
in it A long way from it. I'm not religiously though. Oh used
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to have some jolly times as akid at Christmas An church things and all
that. You know, candulespay naywhen it's not a religious saved. When
one sees the star shining down onyou, I wonder if that could be
the star. And why not,my friend? Our earth changes, but
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the everlasting stars change. Not befunny if it is, wouldn't it?
We? Oh? But our journeyis long. Gentlemen, if you wish
to sleep, you sleep your giftthem. There's so little drink of wine
has affected me. I fear andI keep my eyes open. I'm a
little tired of myself standing around allday in that station and no place to
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sit down. Uh, I couldalways sleep unself. I opos then that
we do sleep for a little whilemy friends. Uh, talking of sleeping,
you've made me sleeping. Yeah,I'm all for it. So I
turn out the lives if you willmiss you, uh, pleasantly miss and
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why you know, ell y Christmasto you both, and in to you
a little kind of Valentine that whenthat's going and the stars show a watch
others this one the star that shoneon back with him. You know,
it seems that I have let youboth be fucked somewhere. That's better job,
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my friend. I've how I wasthinking this. Think Yeah I was
too, but it wouldn't be onefrom friends, one from Australia, one
from America. Wait, it isso good night, my friends, good
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night. Oh. When we havejourneyed far were known man across valleys,
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mountains and devils get them my friends, did stime I promise us a sign.
Are we to travel on like this? Whatever be not of faint heart?
Out paser the end of our journeysat hand, the wind is bitter
in a strange country, Oh Gospel, where I go a throe. For
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how many days now we traveled?I can no longer count, And that
is dark. Gather. I'm tired, weary, and thy friend, laser,
I would pain have faith my friends, out daser, milk your health
haith we hey, Oh a leadon gap where it all go? Where
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will we follow thee? Well,we'll be but three old men traveling in
a strange country in the dead oflight. Yet we know that thou art
inspired of God, and that ishand that leave thee. Yet not even
I know what miracle he will dobefore our eyes. No matter, we
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will follow on the road to death. Now which road takes the back to
the right hand or to the left, I know not? With thou not
call upon God gasper, I kneeldown, breathin, Oh, Lord,
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Father God, he does thyself inthe way that thou didst set out for
us. For no, Oh,Lord Father God, that we are poor
and our eyes no not the rightand we would follow the way that thou
wilt have us follow. Therefore weplay thee humbly a miracle, American miracle.
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What sayest thou about face and beholdfor a fallen from the Lord Father
God. There is no sign ofhold in the sky a fallen a star.
But turn it brighter than all thestars of the heavens, Oh,
Lord God, We thank thee.The way is before us. We follow
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thy will. But all guess thestar shineth upon the back right than there
forward forward brethern, for the endof our journeying is at time. This
is a sign from God. Behold, for beyond the hill the life of
a village. It is so.Now are we come to our destinas song.
Indeed, haste, hey, ohtravelers, O have you seen the
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star? Hoo, course, horroris the shepherd? See the flocks of
sleepy on the road, thou,thy, travelers, No star, it's
meaner. We have seen it,oh shepherd. Yet we know not its
meanings. Say that the miracle ofthe Lord Father Gods lie on tors from
the practice of the sky it spranginto blaze. Travelers, dost thou think
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it portends the end of earth?Nay, friend, not the end of
her say, or rather it's beginning. What sayest behold a shepherd, the
mandal of the Lord is upon himred he he speaks men that understand the
workings of the will of God.Say, now, shepherd, how is
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yonder Fellows named? Surely you knowwhat you've come to pass because of this
star? How is it you knownot the name of the town we have
come from far lamsos? Ay,what does it matter if we know not
such titles as the name of thevillage, when we do know of a
miracle to be wrought, and thename of all Mighty God. I it
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is so what makers shall come topass? It is hidden from our kennel,
Shepherd. Yet it shall come topass, fear not, aye,
and such a miracle as shall setall the world to singing praises. He
be not of Israel, Nay.I am from the lands of the Greeks.
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And these my companions be also fromPhalans, nurture from Ethio, and
our pays of a wise man ofEgypt. The sooth sail unto the king.
He come fast, aye. So, since many days our feet have
trod the pathways of hidden, unknownplaces. It always have we set our
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faces unto the east, obeying thebidding of a voice unheard, the guidance
of a hand untold, we gonow until the town thou hast not toldest
of the name, saidas our menknow that you, Anddertown is called the
town of the House of Bread,even Bethlehem. Now this knight shall be
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born in Bethlehem, that Messiah,that very son of God, which the
ancient prophets have foretold. And thisis the miracle that shall come to pass.
Or he shall be born of avirgin immaculate, and his name shall
be Jesus called Christ. Oh,oh holy Man. May I not go
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with thee, seeing that I knowis not the village, and I with
my brethren were born there. Thoumayst come with us, But haste,
hey. Behold the f hor itseemeth to meganis bring my burdens from my
shoulders. Haste, hey, Imarvel also that there should be lights for
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prod in the town. They areas passing late. Yet there is a
light in every house. Pretense.The men are beth with him, rejoiced
that the Messiah is all hey notso, for he is hidden from men,
and they have bet for him knowhim not the way the feast of
Knachy is but greatly over my masters, the feast of delights in memory of
the Macubi. And this is thecity, for even all the inns have
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that done? Know where we shallfind him? Oh, gasper hath it
been revealed unto they all in goodtime? My friend, we follow the
star. He behold, these bethe worse of Bethlehem. O wise man,
Hey, yonder liars the gate pretense. The soldiers of the Techwok may
refuse us admission into the city.Guests, Hey, they are gone away,
mire cure, hey, they arelying the engine the public houses.
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And he corroused with the people ofthe towns, care for at all shore
indeed, that we shall find himand death for him. Thus doubt the
word of God, Baltaser. Wemust go on, but with a go
with three Oh large gas, nameme not, Lord shepherd, But we
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are all humble men in the sightof God. Praise God. Behold how
the rays of the stars shine downupon this certain street. It is the
way follow one conquer by Hi.So hey, perchance, he bar man,
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whether go est thou thou send asidethat I may pass right Thou Now
the dying citizen. Even as thouI speak all of us for me,
who in the great position, pleasesaid, thankst thou say that thou art
here to no manifest the hell Iam that I am all a threstler with
the angel of death. Old Ipray thee as thou at ten woman this
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night that was brought to child.Who and how dost thou know that stranger
will fast? Say I or nay? Ay I have done so? And
look you now this night I havecome upon a miracle, a very marble
apology of nature. Speak of themarble that thou hast wisnessed man. And
behold, not two hours have passedsince one came post haste crying before my
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door about this almost noble surgeon,Oh savor of lives. Come down in
haste a woman have need of theein the stable, nigh am to the
end of the two ocxen in thestable. I the stable. Now I
am a man of charity, andalways ready to answer the call when sick
the stock of a broad. SoI flung my cloak about me and went
in haste, as it will becomeof the man of my age from girth.
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Yes, I am charitable, Isay, and behold in yonder stable
was a woman couched in the starof a manger, got to bed of
a child. That surely meant womenhave been brought to bed of the child
in stables before today. Aye?So, but mark me well. Now
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this woman was a virgin. Yea, I swear it by the holy flectric,
by my father's beard. I swearit verily. A child born unto
her, and she a virgin.Bad thou judt too much, if thy
said post it neighbor, for thou, as I fall verily, hast thou
stood before a miracle this night,a miracle instant of very Where is the
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woman thou didst that hender in yonderstable? The man that say they had
come from a Nazareth in galery,who give us testimony to the tax collectors.
And though they beseeched the innkeepers,yet none would give them room,
saving only this one, who,having pity upon a woman with child,
as saying to them they might findthat amongst the kind of the stable,
and didn't charge them. Not.Now, may all the blessings of God
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be on this innkeeper, or thathe hath offered a shelter this night unto
the Son of God. And whatsayest and on the physician, or that
thou didst slend thy hand unto herwho is the very mother of him who
shall be the savior of the world. And very I know not who thou
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artful man, Yet I perceive thatthou hast the gift of prophecy. The
babe did look upon me with alook that I shall never forget. If
thou dost speak soon, I ammost blessed amongst men. Thine was the
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hand that first touched him. Verilyart thou blessed? I thank THEE for
thy grace. Friend, Go nowinside the stable, Come my two good
friends, and fall down and worshipthe infant Jesus, son of God,
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which shall be called the Christ,praised unto him. Praise is unto the
Son of God. Kay, Iwill not go in. I am that
worthy, may shepherd. There benone of us worthy to touch his hands,
Yet there'll be none too humble todo him reverence. Come, I
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come, shepherd, Start waiting upa little who saddled all upon us to
stop heleth before his glory may getbehold. Behold in the sky a fi
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sign, Oh Father, Lord,God, the sign, the shape of
a man crucified, the pilot,hous uh, Valizer, Valentine. Just
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go, just star, try outon. Yeah, that's the matter.
I was dreaming. I guess that. Where are we it? It was
a dream. But I saw youtoo, You saw us. It's hard
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to remember. Did you did youdream of three men? Yes? I
did. Two gas Anchure, Gasconand Melvin the Leventine. Look at our
clothes, look at our shoes.Hart of us? What straw saw from
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a stable? That fag of us? What is it? Gentlemen? I
I have been in the east.I know what that smell is. It's
more and frankincense. That was threemen. Written by Willis Cooper
A story about Christmas. It istitled Three Men by the outstanding American writer
Willis Cooper. This is the taleof another Christmas, a Christmas thirty years
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ago. It is nineteen eighteen,and the Great War is over. War
weary men are at last getting leave. Lee areas have been established in various
parts of France, and men arefrom their stations to these areas, there
to rest and refresh themselves for abrief period. It is Christmas Eve in
the railway station of Deal Branch.The crowd is dense and compartments on the
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train are scarce. A young Britishofficers very songs. I'm looking desperately for
a mental set on pro said,comes out my lambish year. I take
it. Pardon you mean I canget into that one. I can get
into that companion? Wait, willwill miss you? Oh put, there's
somebody in it now the trains willpull. Oh, thanks very much.
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I will another. Yes, thevery Christmas to you too. Excuse him?
Why, I mean, I've gotto Venice's in the air of it.
It's all right, would have venny. I can't talk to ruddy language,
but it is not necessary to speakthe reddy language. Misuse. Since
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I speak you girls after a fashionof the station mouth, I said you
wouldn't mind have I stole myself inhere? I should be delighted. Let
me help you with your back out. That's all right, I'll I'll just
sing it up on the wreck.There, I go and shop for the
ah other. This is a bitof a wife. So clean too.
I've never seen such a clean trailin France, and they probably scored it
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out for Christmas. I am captainsmay rushboard to get squad numb the two
hundred and twelfth Regiment until the shapethere. Oh, I'm a lieutenant Hollis
van Atano, the Australian night Horser. Are you going on leave, captain?
Yes, I am not sure whereyet. May stay like yeah,
I never knows where he goes inthis world. That's too arrive, and
it's very good of you to showyour compartment. I'm not emily too glad.
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It's being that of a lonely journeyso far. I'm delighted at someone
to talk to. Uh. Firstclass compartments aren't too easy to get hold
of either. It has a bitcushier. This isn't it? Not too
bad? Indeed you powdered me.I know, but uh, I am
a bit killers to know how inAustralia enough for else should find his way
to be all farms. And thenthe fact I don't cart her myself kept
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in the uh guess confidence it yeah, yes, and young Ning is a
balong team I I must sling member. Uh, but I was at Gallipoli,
was a third art division and UHgot a bit of a crack on
the head. You know. Firstthing I knew. I found myself transferred
to a village a few miles eastof here, nothing but Americans in the
time, the American that good soldierssay, oh that's lining. And now
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you find yourself bound for leave.On Christmas eve, cart her and jolly
Glad offered to where you going to? You know, a report of the
art or a let barn. That'sall I know. You have the same
difficulties in your on me. Isee one never knows where one goes.
You are a long way from home, my friend. Yes, that's wrong,
raally long way. How far theworld you know? And you have
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come to fight for France. It'sa good U mispeaking, Oh ben fum
o he now he's over and nowyoung men my dead under the stars up
there. Wait a minute, welost a few too, are young men
monsieur French and British and Australia andAmerica. Hello. One cannot make the
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omlet without breaking the eggs. That'sart, and the running a lot of
good eggs too. For against conme. Ah, I wish the lasted
time would start. There's always amystery. Uh, they control these trains,
particularly when one wishes to get somewherein the holley. There's a chap
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in American uniform out there looking forthe place. I say, sir,
perhaps we could invite him in here. If you do not mind, well,
I don't if it's so hard withyou. He's a comrade. There
was little room on the train.Now you are, oh yang yang yang,
Well that's why yang he comes.He head fuck start me picked now
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the briders back. And an officertoo. I'm so well that the Americans
have two divisions of negroes. Theyhave many officers who are, as the
Americans say, colored. Also,I've never seen one, all right,
that's why yank you know? Findif I ask him? And do you,
my dear Valantine, why should onemind? Is he not a man
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and an ally and an officer.Do we dislike one another because I am
French and Ustaunian. God damn,I'll know what the def differences that make
ro cover of chet skinner. Theyoh, yeah, this roverywhere else?
May come on in? Leave thatrope for thank you. I'm afraid I
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was going to be left behind landsValentine left an understray and not all.
I'm a captain. No, youknow the three other seventies the American infantry
about it, captain and this iscaptain. Uh oh there you'll have to
help. I am captains may Rushbroude, Guest, Quaid and the French.
I told they captain, welcome,gentlemen. I thank you. Yeah,
give me your muse that I'll shoveit up on the right. I thank
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you with BENNI uh, it's goodto get that thing off my shoes.
See down, Captain Meldon, thankyou. I've been standing around there all
day long, on one foot andthen on another, waiting. Finally when
the train did pull and I thoughtI was still go understand that good of
you to take me in. Weare delighted right uh you know austral lieutenant.
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That's right from Adelaide. But I'velived in England for here. Where
are you from, Captain Evan,I'm from Chicago. Oh and you,
Captain get come Miaomi is in byYoung. That's one night him sell for
my name? Your name? Captainsone G A S C O I G
N E from Gascony. U seeOh, I say you know, gentlemen,
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God isn't it here? We arethree of us, one railroad coach
bound for somewhere, and we've comefrom all over the world to meet on
Christmas. Even tell you the truth, we don't even know where we are
going, do you. I havethe slightest idea leave area, That's all
I know. Why are we?Might as well have a spot of Christmas
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chair, eh. I have abottle of rather good wine and music so
far not to be undone in thismate. And I also have a bottle
of black We made Christie deals ofChrist, the very precious one in these
days, gentlemen. I do notbring them by how I came by it,
but suffice it to say I haveit. We're about to stop.
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We are starting play. And thatwas a jolly happy crown there at the
station water. Christmas, Yeah,Christmas despite the fact that most of them
are wanted to get out of thetown goes somewhere. M hm, that's
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Christmas. I was down in Texasand Camp Logan. I was in the
hospital, I's say, and Iain't. I had dinner with the German
gene General capture on Christmas Eve.Hi, gentlemen, will you drink with
me? The pleasure sir if youwill link with me and with me?
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All right? That nights to uhto Christmas? Says uh A mim is
that somebody full of junk of allsorts. I was afraid I might have lost
that bottle. Uh. The souvenirs, yeah, and silly toys and things
(08:50):
that I pick up enough give themto some kids somewhere. Yeah, God
knows they are few enough. Andit gets to and manuset there there's no
enough to my people to give themtoo. But it is a sentiment,
a sentiment for Christmas. Yes,I suppose we all do that. My
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impact would I've learned this too.I didn't know if I'd ever get back
to the outfit after this leave.So I got some souvenirs together. Another
dak means I mean not now,Thanks God, I'll wait awhile I think
I will too, wit. It'sa beautiful night clear, here's the wall
was still on. I'd expect tohear someone shout lights out, Jerry up
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and have a lot of bombs landingon there. Hope we are done with
that, mischiear, Amen, there'sno moon. No, but look at
the stars. I said, yousee that one over there? Not even
imagine it to the Star of Bethorvery bright, isn't it he heed two
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thousand years ago? Well they arethat same star still shines upon the ear.
Well, if it does, wewouldn't know it, not we who
quite wars and deny the name ofthe man that was born under it.
There you were you were religious here? No, not at all? Loot
in it A long way from it. I'm not religiously though. Oh used
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to have some jolly times as akid at Christmas An church things and all
that. You know, candulespay naywhen it's not a religious saved. When
one sees the star shining down onyou, I wonder if that could be
the star. And why not,my friend? Our earth changes, but
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the everlasting stars change. Not befunny if it is, wouldn't it?
We? Oh? But our journeyis long. Gentlemen, if you wish
to sleep, you sleep your giftthem. There's so little drink of wine
has affected me. I fear andI keep my eyes open. I'm a
little tired of myself standing around allday in that station and no place to
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sit down. Uh, I couldalways sleep unself. I opos then that
we do sleep for a little whilemy friends. Uh, talking of sleeping,
you've made me sleeping. Yeah,I'm all for it. So I
turn out the lives if you willmiss you, uh, pleasantly miss and
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why you know, ell y Christmasto you both, and in to you
a little kind of Valentine that whenthat's going and the stars show a watch
others this one the star that shoneon back with him. You know,
it seems that I have let youboth be fucked somewhere. That's better job,
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my friend. I've how I wasthinking this. Think Yeah I was
too, but it wouldn't be onefrom friends, one from Australia, one
from America. Wait, it isso good night, my friends, good
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night. Oh. When we havejourneyed far were known man across valleys,
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mountains and devils get them my friends, did stime I promise us a sign.
Are we to travel on like this? Whatever be not of faint heart?
Out paser the end of our journeysat hand, the wind is bitter
in a strange country, Oh Gospel, where I go a throe. For
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how many days now we traveled?I can no longer count, And that
is dark. Gather. I'm tired, weary, and thy friend, laser,
I would pain have faith my friends, out daser, milk your health
haith we hey, Oh a leadon gap where it all go? Where
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will we follow thee? Well,we'll be but three old men traveling in
a strange country in the dead oflight. Yet we know that thou art
inspired of God, and that ishand that leave thee. Yet not even
I know what miracle he will dobefore our eyes. No matter, we
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will follow on the road to death. Now which road takes the back to
the right hand or to the left, I know not? With thou not
call upon God gasper, I kneeldown, breathin, Oh, Lord,
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Father God, he does thyself inthe way that thou didst set out for
us. For no, Oh,Lord Father God, that we are poor
and our eyes no not the rightand we would follow the way that thou
wilt have us follow. Therefore weplay thee humbly a miracle, American miracle.
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What sayest thou about face and beholdfor a fallen from the Lord Father
God. There is no sign ofhold in the sky a fallen a star.
But turn it brighter than all thestars of the heavens, Oh,
Lord God, We thank thee.The way is before us. We follow
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thy will. But all guess thestar shineth upon the back right than there
forward forward brethern, for the endof our journeying is at time. This
is a sign from God. Behold, for beyond the hill the life of
a village. It is so.Now are we come to our destinas song.
Indeed, haste, hey, ohtravelers, O have you seen the
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star? Hoo, course, horroris the shepherd? See the flocks of
sleepy on the road, thou,thy, travelers, No star, it's
meaner. We have seen it,oh shepherd. Yet we know not its
meanings. Say that the miracle ofthe Lord Father Gods lie on tors from
the practice of the sky it spranginto blaze. Travelers, dost thou think
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it portends the end of earth?Nay, friend, not the end of
her say, or rather it's beginning. What sayest behold a shepherd, the
mandal of the Lord is upon himred he he speaks men that understand the
workings of the will of God.Say, now, shepherd, how is
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yonder Fellows named? Surely you knowwhat you've come to pass because of this
star? How is it you knownot the name of the town we have
come from far lamsos? Ay,what does it matter if we know not
such titles as the name of thevillage, when we do know of a
miracle to be wrought, and thename of all Mighty God. I it
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is so what makers shall come topass? It is hidden from our kennel,
Shepherd. Yet it shall come topass, fear not, aye,
and such a miracle as shall setall the world to singing praises. He
be not of Israel, Nay.I am from the lands of the Greeks.
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And these my companions be also fromPhalans, nurture from Ethio, and
our pays of a wise man ofEgypt. The sooth sail unto the king.
He come fast, aye. So, since many days our feet have
trod the pathways of hidden, unknownplaces. It always have we set our
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faces unto the east, obeying thebidding of a voice unheard, the guidance
of a hand untold, we gonow until the town thou hast not toldest
of the name, saidas our menknow that you, Anddertown is called the
town of the House of Bread,even Bethlehem. Now this knight shall be
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born in Bethlehem, that Messiah,that very son of God, which the
ancient prophets have foretold. And thisis the miracle that shall come to pass.
Or he shall be born of avirgin immaculate, and his name shall
be Jesus called Christ. Oh,oh holy Man. May I not go
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with thee, seeing that I knowis not the village, and I with
my brethren were born there. Thoumayst come with us, But haste,
hey. Behold the f hor itseemeth to meganis bring my burdens from my
shoulders. Haste, hey, Imarvel also that there should be lights for
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prod in the town. They areas passing late. Yet there is a
light in every house. Pretense.The men are beth with him, rejoiced
that the Messiah is all hey notso, for he is hidden from men,
and they have bet for him knowhim not the way the feast of
Knachy is but greatly over my masters, the feast of delights in memory of
the Macubi. And this is thecity, for even all the inns have
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that done? Know where we shallfind him? Oh, gasper hath it
been revealed unto they all in goodtime? My friend, we follow the
star. He behold, these bethe worse of Bethlehem. O wise man,
Hey, yonder liars the gate pretense. The soldiers of the Techwok may
refuse us admission into the city.Guests, Hey, they are gone away,
mire cure, hey, they arelying the engine the public houses.
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And he corroused with the people ofthe towns, care for at all shore
indeed, that we shall find himand death for him. Thus doubt the
word of God, Baltaser. Wemust go on, but with a go
with three Oh large gas, nameme not, Lord shepherd, But we
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are all humble men in the sightof God. Praise God. Behold how
the rays of the stars shine downupon this certain street. It is the
way follow one conquer by Hi.So hey, perchance, he bar man,
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whether go est thou thou send asidethat I may pass right Thou Now
the dying citizen. Even as thouI speak all of us for me,
who in the great position, pleasesaid, thankst thou say that thou art
here to no manifest the hell Iam that I am all a threstler with
the angel of death. Old Ipray thee as thou at ten woman this
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night that was brought to child.Who and how dost thou know that stranger
will fast? Say I or nay? Ay I have done so? And
look you now this night I havecome upon a miracle, a very marble
apology of nature. Speak of themarble that thou hast wisnessed man. And
behold, not two hours have passedsince one came post haste crying before my
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door about this almost noble surgeon,Oh savor of lives. Come down in
haste a woman have need of theein the stable, nigh am to the
end of the two ocxen in thestable. I the stable. Now I
am a man of charity, andalways ready to answer the call when sick
the stock of a broad. SoI flung my cloak about me and went
in haste, as it will becomeof the man of my age from girth.
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Yes, I am charitable, Isay, and behold in yonder stable
was a woman couched in the starof a manger, got to bed of
a child. That surely meant womenhave been brought to bed of the child
in stables before today. Aye?So, but mark me well. Now
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this woman was a virgin. Yea, I swear it by the holy flectric,
by my father's beard. I swearit verily. A child born unto
her, and she a virgin.Bad thou judt too much, if thy
said post it neighbor, for thou, as I fall verily, hast thou
stood before a miracle this night,a miracle instant of very Where is the
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woman thou didst that hender in yonderstable? The man that say they had
come from a Nazareth in galery,who give us testimony to the tax collectors.
And though they beseeched the innkeepers,yet none would give them room,
saving only this one, who,having pity upon a woman with child,
as saying to them they might findthat amongst the kind of the stable,
and didn't charge them. Not.Now, may all the blessings of God
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be on this innkeeper, or thathe hath offered a shelter this night unto
the Son of God. And whatsayest and on the physician, or that
thou didst slend thy hand unto herwho is the very mother of him who
shall be the savior of the world. And very I know not who thou
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artful man, Yet I perceive thatthou hast the gift of prophecy. The
babe did look upon me with alook that I shall never forget. If
thou dost speak soon, I ammost blessed amongst men. Thine was the
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hand that first touched him. Verilyart thou blessed? I thank THEE for
thy grace. Friend, Go nowinside the stable, Come my two good
friends, and fall down and worshipthe infant Jesus, son of God,
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which shall be called the Christ,praised unto him. Praise is unto the
Son of God. Kay, Iwill not go in. I am that
worthy, may shepherd. There benone of us worthy to touch his hands,
Yet there'll be none too humble todo him reverence. Come, I
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come, shepherd, Start waiting upa little who saddled all upon us to
stop heleth before his glory may getbehold. Behold in the sky a fi
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sign, Oh Father, Lord,God, the sign, the shape of
a man crucified, the pilot,hous uh, Valizer, Valentine. Just
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go, just star, try outon. Yeah, that's the matter.
I was dreaming. I guess that. Where are we it? It was
a dream. But I saw youtoo, You saw us. It's hard
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to remember. Did you did youdream of three men? Yes? I
did. Two gas Anchure, Gasconand Melvin the Leventine. Look at our
clothes, look at our shoes.Hart of us? What straw saw from
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a stable? That fag of us? What is it? Gentlemen? I
I have been in the east.I know what that smell is. It's
more and frankincense. That was threemen. Written by Willis Cooper
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