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Conger Reynolds correspondence, February 1918
1918-02-02 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 5
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and some exercise. The day was warm compare to January back home, but still chilly in a tenacious way that wouldn't let one get warm. Last night Jim and I spread five blankets on the boards in our tent and went to bed with five over us. I used my typewriter case for a pillow. You see our trunks and bedding rolls had not arrived and a rule requiring us to stay in the camp 72 hours after arrival, unless sent on in that time, would not permit of our going to a hotel. However, we managed to keep reasonably warm, and I had ten hours of the best sleep I had enjoyed since before we got into the submarine zone. One soon understands here that a war is going on. One of the convincing signs is the sight of German prisoners at work under guards. I was glad to see that they are well-clothed and well-fed. They do not work extremely hard and re-
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and some exercise. The day was warm compare to January back home, but still chilly in a tenacious way that wouldn't let one get warm. Last night Jim and I spread five blankets on the boards in our tent and went to bed with five over us. I used my typewriter case for a pillow. You see our trunks and bedding rolls had not arrived and a rule requiring us to stay in the camp 72 hours after arrival, unless sent on in that time, would not permit of our going to a hotel. However, we managed to keep reasonably warm, and I had ten hours of the best sleep I had enjoyed since before we got into the submarine zone. One soon understands here that a war is going on. One of the convincing signs is the sight of German prisoners at work under guards. I was glad to see that they are well-clothed and well-fed. They do not work extremely hard and re-
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