We will make a run for Motoyama. There is no cover for 2 kilometers, it will be every man for himself. See you on the other side. If not on this earth, then in the next world.
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Saigo Why are you always messing with me. It's got to be a joke! [An Allied shell lands right next to him, knocking him over. He sees the shell is a dud] Thank you, God! I take back what I said!
Saigo We can die here, or we can continue fighting. Which would better serve the emperor?
Saigo We soldiers dig. We dig all day. This is the hole that we will fight and die in. Am I digging my own grave?
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