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Here come the troops

I was just going out on my bike to the village shop when the army started rolling by - tanks, jeeps, gun carriers and other assorted  vehicles.   I waited for them all to pass before venturing out into the road.  By  the time I got to the village, the vehicles had blocked all the streets.  Not surprising really as one tank fills both sides of a road.  Cars and trucks were beginning to fill the roads behind and I did wonder whether the truck or the tank would have to back up.  I also wondered what they were doing there but not enough to stop myself weaving through the assorted vehicles to get to the shop.  The village shop has a five person rule , which was clearly being totally ignored as it was packed with army personnel -  buying bread.  Well  Napoleon did say 'an army marches on its stomach.'




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