... may be a mixture of the two - blood has been shed by the men and has exuded over the area of the wound. Lines seven and eight also describe the almost subconscious actions of the men. Some of the words used are "lame" (although this may be literal as evidently men are liable to injury in a war situation), "blind" (probably meaning ignorant ... , choking, drowning. The way these lines are set away from the others is an implication of their significance - these lines in particular are important. It is a personal insight of the mind of the narrator, who is telling us about how he is still h...

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