The order comes from a man who received his from another man who probably received the same from another and so on up a chain of command you do not know and wouldn't care to.
Doesn't matter. The only order that counts is the one given directly and it is to go and take that hill from the enemy.
Undiscovered country.
You are compelled to move. The hill is a hill, not unlike the hill you took yesterday and the hill you will take tomorrow. If anyone knows the significance of the hill, all you know is that it isn't you. Will this rise in elevation hold significance for some on a distant date? Will there be a memorial marking at least the day, if not remembering you?
A day in fatigues or another day at the keyboard. I am set to take another hill, write another string of words, not compelled by orders any stronger than the incessant clamor in my head.
In the grand scheme of things, will it ever matter? Who will mark this day besides myself? Just another hill.
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