The gas-cylinders had by this time been put into position on the front…

Robert Graves
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The gas-cylinders had by this time been put into position on the front line. A special order came round imposing severe penalties on anyone who used any word but accessory in speaking of the gas. This was to keep it secret, but the French civilians knew all about the scheme long before this. ✨ Robert Graves, Steven Trout (2008). Goodbye to all that: and other great war writings, Carcanet Press Ltd.
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