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The court martial is open.
The prisoners may be seated.
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(coughs)
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This is a general court martial, so we shall
dispense with unnecessary formalities.
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These men are charged with
cowardice in the face of the enemy,
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and will be tried for that offence.
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- Mr Prosecutor?
- Call the accused. Private Ferol.
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Mr President, will the prosecutor
question the witnesses
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without even reading the indictment?
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Please don't take up
the court's time with technicalities.
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The indictment is lengthy,
and there's no point in reading it.
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- The defence has a right to know...
- It states the accused showed cowardice
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in the face of the enemy
during the attack on the Ant Hill.
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Proceed, Mr Prosecutor.
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Call the accused, Private Ferol.
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- Private Ferol.
- Yes, sir.
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Were you in the first wave
during the attack on the Ant Hill?
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Yes, sir.
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- Did you refuse to advance?
- No, sir.
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- Did you advance?
- Yes, sir.
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- How far did you advance?
- To the middle of no-man's-land, sir.
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Then what did you do?
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- There were machine-gun bullets...
- Answer the question. What did you do?
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Well... I saw that me and Meyer...
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I didn't ask you what you saw.
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The court has no concern
with your visual experiences.
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My what, sir?
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- The prisoner will reply to the question.
- Yes, sir. What question was it?
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You advanced to the middle of
no-man's-land. What did you do then?
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- Then, sir?
- Did you go back or forward?