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Human effort is not futile, but man fights against the giant forces of Nature in a spirit of humility.
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The task was likely to be long and strenuous, and an ordered mind and a clear programme were essential if we were to come through without loss of life.
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To admit failure at this stage was hard, but the facts had to be faced.
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That was all of tangible things; but in memories we were rich. We had pierced the veneer of outside things.