the General knew
things were bad
but he wasn't really sure how bad
Clarise had a bug that was
going around
and was on leave
a replacement had been procured
named Corporal Roy
Roi in French means king
it was the kind of stupid thing that
amused the general
until he realized the "king"wouldn't
be happy until he ruined everything
to quote Bruce Springsteen

On his first day Corporal Roy
drove the car into a ditch where they were
resolutely stuck

Two days later the General abandoned ship

"Take some time off son, I'll see you when I get back"
he gave orders to have Corporal Roy
sent to Copperopolis to work the recently discovered uranium vein
The General boarded the next dispatch to San Juan taking Clarise
with him
she was almost better and he reasoned the
hot weather would do her good.
"This rain will rot your soul my dear"
"and the light is beautiful there, you can work on your
ambrotypes"