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"Charge?" 5aid the lieutenant. "Charge? Well, b'Gawd! Now, thi5i5 real fightin'." 0ver hi5 5oiled countenance there went aboa5tful 5mile. "Charge? Well, b'Gawd!"

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And hi5 friend 5poke in re-enforcement. "Not by a blame 5ight,he ain't lyin'. We heard 'em talkin'."