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Colonel, here are your orders:

I've received word that the boys are in desperate need of supplies and that morale is low. This is due, no doubt, to your appalling incompetence. I am sure you can find all the supplies you need in the supply hut, as it has been recently stocked. As far as morale goes, use your head! Don't push the boys too hard (but don't let them forget who is in command!). And then there's always singing... and playing games.

Make sure the house is cleaned and tidy when I return home tomorrow. And do not let me find the boys in wet diapers.

Your loving wife,

Matilda

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