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Between offensives, death
and severe injuries were caused by random shelling, ricocheting bullets and
grenades. With front lines less than fifty feet apart at several points of the
campaign, bombs were easily hurled without warning into enemy trenches.
Even devices designed to avoid casualties could be a source of terrible injury. For example, periscopes were commonly used to locate enemy activity, but were targetted by snipers. It was not uncommon for periscope mirrors to be smashed by bullets, destroying the eyes of the observer. Reactions to the dangers of trench life varied. With many, the stress of knowing that serious injury or death could occur unannounced, at any time, gave rise to grim humour.
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