Betweentheexplosionswecouldheartherattleoftheautomaticpistolsandrifles。Forseveralminutesthismid—airbattlecontinued,thendiedout。Itwaspatentthatourcomradeswereinonebuilding,thatMercenarieswereintheother,andthattheywerefightingacrossthestreet。Butwecouldnottellwhichwaswhich—whichbuildingcontainedourcomradesandwhichtheMercenaries。
Bythistimethecolumnonthestreetwasalmostonus。Asthefrontofitpassedunderthewarringbuildings,bothwentintoactionagain—
onebuildingdroppingbombsintothestreet,beingattackedfromacrossthestreet,andinreturnreplyingtothatattack。Thuswelearnedwhichbuildingwasheldbyourcomrades,andtheydidgoodwork,savingthoseinthestreetfromthebombsoftheenemy。
Hartmangrippedmyarmanddraggedmeintoawideentrance。
\'They\'renotourcomrades,\'heshoutedinmyear。