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ReplyTo a comment on August 23, 1944 - 102 miles west of Paris by Ranger.

Dovina3 Jul 2006

I’m trying to remember the history. Without looking it up, I think this is Normande a few months after D-Day. The beach was secure and the Allies were moving toward Berlin. I kinda wish you gave the setting for us dummies.

Some good language here, but I think “who’d” is no better than a simple “who.”

“whittling of wind” is nice, but “remaining only” seems odd and not quite true.

I don’t quite get how birds struggle for purchase, unless they are fighting to get the ring.

No doubt there’s a true story behind this.