Farquhar In All Quiet On The Western Front

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Farquhar drops through the railroad tracks of the bridge and manages to keeps himself out of the ropes. Now he just has to avoid getting killed by getting shot or drowning. Farquhar swam to the shore as the Union soldiers fired on him. Just as they are about to use deadly shot against him, Farquhar gets caught in a vortex that brings him to the opposite shore. Farquhar makes his way through the forest toward his homeland. The landscape is bizarre and premonition. Though he has amazingly survived hanging, drowning, and getting shot at, something seems suspicious. Farquhar reaches the fence to his property. As he rushes toward his companion, he feels a breeze against the back of his neck. Despite his seemingly unbelievable escape, Farquhar's

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