The soldiers began to laugh at the girl’s scars, until the general walked in and told them the terrible truth 

At the military base, where until recently only men had served, the arrival of a young woman stirred up a storm of emotions. At first – contempt. The soldiers whispered: “the weaker sex,” “what kind of soldier could she be,” “she won’t last long here.” Gradually, this turned into open mockery: sometimes they wouldn’t let her join the toughest drills, sometimes they joked she was only there to “pour tea.”

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