human
If we could dominate these wells running to Djanet, our Arab Union friends would have only their one line of supply going through Temassinine to Ghademès. That's a long haul, Homer.
gpt
That involves only four wells. If Ibrahim's legionnaires staked out only three armored vehicles at each water hole, they could hold them. Our camelmen could never take armor.
human
We've got to start _some_ sort of action, or the men will start dribbling away.
gpt
Bey and Kenny and Elmer should be coming soon. I heard a radio item this morning about a big pro-El Hassan movement starting in the Sudan among the Teda.
human
We need some sort of quick, spectacular victory. The bedouin can lose interest as quickly as they can get steamed up, and thus far we haven't given them anything but words--promises.
gpt
You're right, Homer growled,
human
Well, one thing is certain. We get supplies soon or start eating jerked goat and camel milk curds.
gpt
It's not funny.
human
I didn't mean it to be. Have you ever been on a camel curd diet?
gpt
Yes, I have, Moroka said impatiently. He turned back to Homer Crawford.
human
How about waylaying an armored car or so, just in the way of giving the men something exciting to do?
gpt
Confound it, Dave, can you picture what a Recoilless-Brenn gun would do to a harka of our charging camelmen? We can't let these people be butchered.
human
I wasn't thinking of wild charges,