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Excerpt from The King's Men
He ?ung open the door and fell over the legs of Smith himself. Smith always sat by the door, because his room was small, and usually held a dozen men who needed to be supplied with biscuits from the kitchen.
Then everyone in the room stopped talking and shouted the name of John.
It was a custom for those who held the key to shout the name of each confederate as he came. John was not a Christian name - Christian names were barred as being insufficiently austere for these meetings. It was the family name of Mr Kenneth John.
You might have known my legs would be there. They always are, said Smith.
That is mere foolishness, said John, brushing his knees. Nothing will ever again be where it was before.
Is there any more news? Asked a pale young man from the window.
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