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doctor told him he would never see again, he
quickly fell into the world of self pity that
engulfed so many of his fellow soldiers.
Everyone there had lost a leg, an arm, their
hearing, their vision, or similar things. The
hospital was filled with despair and gloom as
each soldier faced a life of continual challenge.
One day, in the midst of all of this, a
soldier started singing. He sang songs of joy
and thanksgiving, songs of happiness and
praise, songs of the good things life had to
offer. The man had a beautiful voice, and his
cheerfulness lifted the spirits of almost
everyone. But in his state of self misery, the
happy singing ate at Tommy. Finally, after a
few days of this, he could stand it no longer.
He called over one of the nurses and demanded
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