The first day were spent ‘arriving’ as they called it, we were issued bedding and shown to our barracks. There must have been about 20 of us in ea...ch one, two rows of beds down each side of a long room, and we each had what was called our own bed space. None of us knew anyone else as we came from all over the country, so we began to introduce ourselves to each other. Next we were ‘kitted out,’ issued our uniforms and began to get a feel for Military life. First we were taught the most important. 30 baje hum wahan se chale panditji ne kaha khana kha ke jaldi so jana, subeh 6 baje puja phir se shuru karni hai, panditji itna keh ke chale gaye, meine maa se kaha mein jara bahar ghum ke aata hun, jab mein bahar nikla to meine dekha panditji pant shirt pehn ke kahin ja rahe the, mujhe kuch gadbad lagi mein unke peeche gaya, thodi der chalne ke baadDekha to panditji ek jagah mein ghus gaye, under ja kar dekha to woh ek gair kanooni sharab ki dukan thi, aur wahan baith ke pine ki vyvastha bhi. Now, ya just stop where ya are and strip off yer dress soz I kin git a good look at ya."June sort of acted like she was following orders, but she suddenly jerked her pistol from her shoulder holster and put a bullet through the gut of the man who had been so insulting. She didn't pause as she changed her aim and put a bullet through the chest of the other man. By this time, I had realized the danger and had stood to move to the front of the wagon. I had hardly taken a step when June's two shots. "My tutor says that we should always carry a camera around with us as you never know when you'll need it, and now I know why. You should see some of the pictures I took!" he said to he young girl.The receptionist seemed to be oblivious to me standing there as she carried on talking "She was doing that in public?!" she exclaimed."Well you better show me then, it may be someone I know" she said to him, gesturing him to get the pictures he had taken.The photographer came back with about thirty.
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