---- 14th May 2013. 2210 hours. Selese hospital. ----
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You checked the map one last time. 
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"All right, gentlemen, the situation is pretty grim," you said to your officers.
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"We don't have enough water to get to Kassala, and we are starting to run low on ammo and fuel. What's worse, we got both rebels and rogue Army units operating in the area. We haven't been able to contact any friendly units- we are on our own. So, this is what we are going to do." You point at the map.
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"The quickest road to Kassala would be through Assabe - this is how we got here in the first place.  We are not going to take it for two reasons - first, if what we saw is part of a full scale revolution, this area will be crowded with Army units. The second reason is that, without water, most of our wounded won't survive the trip. So we are going through this valley. But our first goal is to  restore our water supply. We can do it here - in the village of Ussaye, two hours away. Get some sleep - we will move at dawn."
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