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He is in the gun turret behind an
Iron defense painted khaki and
There is a corridor in the center
Of the shield wide enough for
A sight and the breadth of the
Machine gun through which he can
See the terrain agitate and reform
With the constant jolting of the tank
On which the the turret is mounted.
During the moments between jolts
The landscape ahead clarifies and it
Populates with figures that retreat
As the vehicle approaches and he
Recognises their formation and the
Motion of them and their paths
And he isolates them sequentially
In the crosshairs and operates the
Machine gun in order to arrest them.
The figures fall out of continuity. He
Fires until depleted and then loads a
New cartridge and continues to fire.