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These are the trenches that great you when you
come to Ypres -- the site of the first gas attack in 1915. Can you
imagine trying to survive a gas attack in these shallow trenches?
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Here you can just see a little doorway. That
leads to an underground room where the men would have tried to sleep.
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Another trench....
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Here are some of the gravestones found at Ypres.
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Another trench and a makeshift bridge at Ypres.
The metal is, of course, in place of wood which has long since rotted
away.
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The gravestone of another unknown soldier from
a Canadian regiment.
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The graveyard at Ypres.
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Another shot of the graveyard.
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Look how perfect these cemetaries are. Nothing
is out of place, everything is in a perfectly straight line.
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This is the cathedral and the town hall of Ypres.
It was almost completely destroyed during the war but has since
been rebuilt.
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A closer shot of the town hall.
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The main square in Ypres.
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