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1 But the Boer gunners threw a shell within a yard of the first troop leader.
2 The former threw a shell of 750 pounds from a range of three miles-beyondthe reach of the Namur guns.
3 He reached for the .405, and as he threw a shell into the chamber the slight metallic click made the sheep jump.
4 He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
5 The enemy threw a shell in beside us this morning as I was getting up, to show that he had not forgotten us!
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