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So much noise.

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May 29, 2020
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Battle of Waterloo 1815

I have never, thankfully, had to fight in a battle, but I read that the noise is what is most disorientating as it is constant, deafening and makes thinking or trusting the other senses difficult. We are accustomed to reading words such as “roar” or “din” of the battlefield to describe the barrage of noise that accompanies armed …

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