A lieutenant reports to his superior, "Comrade Colonel, nothing of significance
has happened during my watch. Only the dog died."
"Why did the dog die?"
"Ate too much of horse meat."
"Where from did the horse meat come?"
"We had to shoot our gelding."
"Why?"
"He was dying after being overloaded."
"How overloaded?"
"We carried water from the river in a big barrel, and the gelding dragged
too many barrels."
"Why water?"
"Because we had a fire. The barracks all burned to ashes."
"That's what you had to begin with."
"Yes, comrade Colonel. I began with that when reporting to your deputy,
but he died on the spot."
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