{"id":270,"date":"2019-02-12T15:04:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T15:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tompass.co.uk\/?p=270"},"modified":"2019-02-12T15:04:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T15:04:29","slug":"a-single-kraut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tompass.co.uk\/?p=270","title":{"rendered":"A Single Kraut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSingle Kraut, patrolling the edge of the trench, e\u2019s roughly&#8230; I dunno\u2026 two hundred and fifty to three hundred metres?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four fine lines intersected over the lone boy\u2019s chest.<\/p>\n<p>The crosshair sat there considering. 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