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The advance across the river broke into slaughter.
What Askari remained fell back to their side of the river in ragged bursts, splashing through the shallows, dragging the wounded, shoving one another into position as officers shouted over the chaos. Men dropped behind roots and tree trunks, knees in the mud, rifles snapping up, bolts working, shots cracking across the water in fast, uneven rhythm.
"Hold the line! Fire! Fire!"
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