"They managed to find time... to tell me that there was no chance of my being accepted for service and that really I should be surprised to still be alive."

Time, Being, Chance, Service

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"They managed to find time... to tell me that there was no chance of my being accepted for service and that really I should be surprised to still be alive."

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