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diarrhoea which was afflicting the troops present in their thousands on the Plain. Apart from making the acquaintance of
Stonehenge and noting the numerous burial mounds clustered within view of that numinous spot, I also had an important first experience of the nature of chalk, important because so much of my work in later years was to be done in chalk country. Owing to the nature of their affliction we had to have a number of latrine pits ready for the convenience of our sufferers, but, apart from an Army cook, Simmonds and I were the only people in our party left on their feet. For several days we had to dig one pit after another and I soon got to know all about digging chalk."
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