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We returned to the station at nine, but were told that nothing could be
done till one. So we went up to the churchyard, spread our mackintoshes,
and got a much-needed sleep. The church is very old, but isn't much to
look at, and we, being no archaeologists, would sooner look at that of
Trsternick, though it is modern.
We returned to the station to unload our trucks, for at this point the
broad-gauge line ceases, and there is but a narrow-gauge into the
mountains. A band of Austrian prisoners were detailed to help us, and
they at once recognized us, and knew that we came from Vrntze. They were
in a wretched condition: their clothes were torn, they said that they
had no change of underclothes, and were swarming with vermin, nor could
they be cleaned, for they worked even on Sundays, and had no time to
wash their clothes. They begged us for soap, and asked us to send them a
change of raiment from Vrntze. We explained sadly that we were not going
back just yet, but we could oblige them with the soap, for a case had
been broken open, and the waggon was strewn with bars.


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