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Word: veldt (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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Like every other village they had raided that day, the place had been hastily abandoned. Only later, as the platoon moved on across the veldt, was there any firing at all. Toward sundown, Garros spotted a gazelle. "Get her, adjudant! Get her!" he shouted. The huge, tattooed second-in-command stood up in the truck behind and dropped the graceful animal with a single shot at 400 meters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chad: The Last Beau Geste | 2/16/1970 | See Source »

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