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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Diary Entry of a Soldier on the Long March - Don

Dear Diary,

It is the forty second gruelling day on this march to the north. Although Mao is back in charge, and our spirits are lifted from his leadership, I’m still worried about the rest of the journey, we had just past through a treacherous marsh where many of my comrades had sacrificed their lives for the sake of the revolution. Although we would have stopped to mourn for our great loss, we must continue upwards for our revolution and freedom! Another soviet force has taken control near the northern territory of our motherland and Mao’s plan to destroy them is on the roll as we continued to march without hesitation.
Just before this march, I was also in the great retreat from the north, led by Otto. Now was the time to avenge all the comrades maimed, drowned and frozen on the way back. Many of my friends and brothers souls now wander the wastelands of the north because of the evil Guomindang soldiers’ set-up attacks. If only we hadn’t carried so many weapons! What use were the mortars of anyway? It only held us down as we navigated through deadly areas! I believe it was a correct choice to suspend that useless Otto that lead to the deaths of over half of our comrades of the great Red Army. This time, however, we are ready to storm and destroy all that stands in our way. I, no I mean, we as a gathered power led by Mao can reclaim our control over the northern territory and be victorious!

Lin

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