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You grab the cutters and bring the powerful jaws to bear on the first strand of wire before you. The wire snaps back and, at the same time, sets off a loud clanging of empty cans which had been hung along the wire to alert German sentries.
To your horror, the noise stirs dozing sentries into action and a voice, in broken English, is heard coming from the enemy trench.
– “Tommy! We are knowing you are there. Come out with your hands on your head and we will not be hurting you.”