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Stanza 1
• The light calvary was marching to the Valley of
Death because the foes were no match for them.
• It was like committing suicide.
• They were 600 of them riding horses fighting in a
battle.
• Their leader ordered them to move forward and
confiscate the guns to prevent the guns from
being carried away by the enemies.
Stanza 2
• The soldiers were still moving forward.
• No one was discouraged by the fact that
somebody had made a foolish mistake by giving
them a wrong order.
• They were not in the position to answer any
questions nor to ask why.
• They kept on moving because it was their
responsibility and they received order from their
superior.
• Even if they were fated to die, all the six hundred
of them were still moving forward.
Stanza 3
• The soldiers bravely fought the battle.
• They were attacked from their right, their left
but they still moved forward.
• True enough, they were also attacked from
the front.
• But they marched fearlessly to the Valley of
Death and fought until their last breaths.
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