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...Smell of Death...
...delights of international living. The 2,000 French were scattered everywhere. "There are too many of us to be together," shrugged one French camper. But the 1,600 British, 900 Germans, 900 Italians and hundreds of smaller contingents clustered in tiny national enclaves readily identifiable by the smell of cooking food, the particular blare of the transistor radios and the behavior of inhabitants...
...rest of A Company arrived after an all-night march. "I cried when I saw them," Glaspie recalls. "And I cried when I saw our dead." Of the 26 platoon members, only Shockey and seven others survived. A few hours later, a chaplain arrived for a special Mass. "The smell of death was still in the air," Pablo recalls. "Spent shells were all around. And the blood had been rain-washed pink." Two days later, Pablo and Glaspie volunteered for another helicopter-infantry assault. "We ain't unlucky," Glaspie shrugged. "This is just...
...After ozone, which is used to give its felt underpadding a fresh smell...
...Rumer (Black Narcissus, The River) and Jon (The Seven Islands, The Peacock) use India as a locale, reality still does not impinge on the writing. Seen through their eyes, the vast Asian subcontinent becomes a setting instead of a place, muddy rivers are transformed into revered waters, reeking slums smell of curry and spice, and lacerating poverty is unflinchingly accepted...